Gadgetman Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 What grease are people using in their steering racks? The manual quotes Retinax A which I think is now called Shell Gadus S2 but do people just use good old Castro’s LM grease??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Clark Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 Castrol LM in the steering rack, hub bearings, UJs, handbrake cables and pretty well anything else that needs grease on any Triumph I've owned over the years. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 I think any modern general grease is ok?. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 I've used Lithium 2 on the last few I've worked on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadgetman Posted May 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 How is the track arm / ball pin inner joint under the bellows effectively greased, do you need to strip it, clean grease and reassemble ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 Any of those I've worked on recently - three over lockdown! - I've stripped the old bellows off, degreased the entire rack and regreased. That makes it fun to get the rubber bellows back on again. The GT6 just got grease through the grease nipple, but I moved the steering from side to side full lock to full lock to make sure it was at least spread out. Some of the Herald spares were completely dry and really needed a complete clean, but I'd like to think that a working rack on a car still has enough good grease to really only require a topup, without having to remove the bellows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 its the distant passenger side bush that lacks any lubricant , and some aftermarket bellows are not of the correct diameter causes a real fight to fit before you realise.............its all wrong quality parts problem again pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: its the distant passenger side bush that lacks any lubricant Hi Pete. Is the only way to grease that with the bellow off? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 unfortunate but not its greasey finger rules Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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