Morris Minor Steering Rack Oil

A scrape and wire brush session eventually revealed the rack in all its 53 year old glory.

Morris minor steering rack oil. I have just completed replacing the boots and gasket for the steering rack. In case of an oil leak replace the gaiter immediately in order to protect the steering rack. Str100n steering rack completely brand new suits all morris minors mg midgets. Mostly it is only a matter of inspecting the steering rack gaiters and oiling the rack.

Fit one of our brand new steering racks which are 100 brand new. Here in the uk morris nuffield used it from the late forties on most notably on the morris minor mo oxford and then the mg magnette and its wolseley siblings. This is an outright sale no exchange required. The volume needed is stated in the workshop manual but i don t have one to hand.

Engines crankcase pistons crankshaft cylinder head rocker cover sump oil filters water pump fan external covers manifolds engine gearbox mounts gasket sets. Servicing the steering rack is easy. Put the oil in by jacking the rh side up quite high and pulling back the top edge of the rack gaiter on its inner end and use an oil can. The rack had been leaking oil past the gasket.

Pad damper steering rack str107 9 00. You have instructed to use grease on the inner joints and the rack. Reconditioned steering racks might feel ok when they have just been rebuilt but they do not last. Pinion right hand str117 0 00 awaiting.

Steering column steering rack front suspension 1 front suspension 2 front brakes rear suspension rear axle propshaft differential rear brakes controls systems accelerator pedals brake clutch pedals handbrake hydraulic braking system. Morris minor convertibles for sale. As was the case with so many good ideas citroën were the first european manufacturer to use rack and pinion steering on a production car with the traction avant. It was literally covered in 10 20mm of caked muck and grease.

When removed the steering rack was certainly a candidate for the dirtiest object ever to be removed from a minor. There is a grease nipple on the steering rack and you may think that grease is to be used but it is not so. Replace it once and y. You have to use oil.

I checked the repair manual and it states to use high pressure 90 wt oil 1 3 of a pint to fill the rack.