Steering question Oil/grease?

[ptitterington]

Maybe a bit of a stupid question but cant find an actual answer searching.

While greasing under the car, I noticed a big gooey drip, the steering gaiter has split in half and lots of oil had escaped.

I fitted a new one and greased the nipple under the carpet but was wondering if the gaiters should be are full of oil as there appeared to be a fair bit inside the split one.

If so, what oil and where do I put it?

Thanks

[chickenjohn]

If you lift the passenger carpet, on the bulkhead/footboard there is a grommet, remove the grommet and through the hole you will see a nipple. To get oil in it, I unbolt the nipple and squirt EP90 in via an oil can.

[ptitterington]

Thanks, why did they put a nipple there, are there such things as oil grease guns. How much should I put in.
Thanks

[chickenjohn]

According to the manual you can fill a grease gun with thick oil and pump it through the nipple. However, I didn't fancy trying this with my relatively modern (and a bit crap) grease gun, it has enough trouble with grease, let alone oil.

I give it about 10 -20 squirts (depends on the oil can!) and move the steering wheel between each squirt- both wheels off the ground, front of car on axle stands.

Some folk advocate using grease.