Grease at bottom of steering column

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James k
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Grease at bottom of steering column

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Hi,

There is a fair amount of grease at the base of my steering column where it enters the floor. I didn't put it there but it's appeared somehow. Any ideas?

Thanks,
James
Last edited by James k on Thu May 05, 2022 11:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.
les
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Re: Grease at bottom of steering column

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Maybe someone has overfilled the rack with grease and it’s found its way out. I can’t visualise the layout off hand but there could be an oil seal missing from the splined spindle that the column connects to.

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Re: Grease at bottom of steering column

Post by philthehill »

The only seal that fits around the ex factory steering rack pinion input shaft is a felt seal that can easily be displaced.
To have grease coming out past the rack pinion shaft and felt requires the steering rack to be near filled with grease. Are you sure that the grease is grease and not thick solidified oil.
It is not unusual to have a oil stain around the hole (and carpet/felt) in the floor through which the pinion shaft passes.
Photo of rack with felt seal in place:-
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Steering rack 3.JPG (843.43 KiB) Viewed 154 times
Photo of rack with felt seal removed:-
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Steering rack 4.JPG (904.88 KiB) Viewed 154 times

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