Paul H Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Hi, preparing for MOT and noticed the steering rack gators are starting to perish - Just ordered some QH replacements . What grease do I use under the gators and secondly the grease for the grease nipple for the rack and pinion body assembly Thanks in advance Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 The pinion is greased with 4 pumps of ordinary multipurpose grease the passenger side a good smear on the rack of the same , and liberally over the sphericals any grease inside the gaitor is pretty much a waste of grease it wont go anywhere near the bits that slide or turn. not all gaitors are supplied with the correct rack body diameter and you can fight them to a stand still which ends up with grease inside and outside the gaitor and up to your arm pits and it wont fit over the body. pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Flinn Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 I changed the Gaitors on my TR last year for the M.O.T. (Similar Steering Rack) and Struggled to fit the Passenger side Gaitor? I ended up warming it in Hot Water to make it a bit more pliable, it worked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted April 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 The pinion is greased with 4 pumps of ordinary multipurpose grease the passenger side a good smear on the rack of the same , and liberally over the sphericals any grease inside the gaitor is pretty much a waste of grease it wont go anywhere near the bits that slide or turn. not all gaitors are supplied with the correct rack body diameter and you can fight them to a stand still which ends up with grease inside and outside the gaitor and up to your arm pits and it wont fit over the body. pete Thanks for advice Pete - just finished fitting the passenger side which was very difficult. I used Gary's advice and warmed the gaitor in hot water , then used a large socket to stretch the gaitor . This allowed the gaitor with some force to start moving across the knuckle joint . Finally used an electric heat gun very very carefully to warm the area . The gaitor then went over the knuckle joint . Looking at the drivers side this looks much easier - I purchased QH Gaitors Hope this helps somebody else Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted April 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Thanks for advice Pete - just finished fitting the passenger side which was very difficult. I used Gary's advice and warmed the gaitor in hot water , then used a large socket to stretch the gaitor . This allowed the gaitor with some force to start moving across the knuckle joint . Finally used an electric heat gun very very carefully to warm the area . The gaitor then went over the knuckle joint . Looking at the drivers side this looks much easier - I purchased QH Gaitors Hope this helps somebody else Paul Just fitted the Drivers Side Gaitor which at first inspection looked an impossibility as the end diameters comparing the old & new gaitors were way out and there was no way the new gaitor would fit over the steering rack - I found a solution simply fit the gaitor over the steering arm link . using 2 fingers inside the open end of the gaitor & pull and stretch then twist the gaitor and pull again. After a couple of goes the gaitor fitted over the steering rack without any pressure required - Hope this helps - These were QH Gaitors I found these YouTube videos by Scott Best helpful in understanding the rack & pinion operating system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7vd5sP1nng&t=17s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B2-pX2KiP0 Perhaps we could open a section on YouTube videos members find useful ? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Like this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.vitesse Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Interesting to see what the MOT Tester would make of them. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 well its a pair of old crocs !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Alli - Gators, please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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