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Steering rack grease reservoir, made of plastic???


Da Flash

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I was in the middle of removing my rack and pinion for a little refreshing of my steering rack (fresh grease, new seal, new boots, new tierod ends) when I found out why it is suggested that you remove or lift the engine up a couple of inches to remove the rack and pinion. While pulling the assembly out, that dirty, greasy knob thing broke off!! I've checked VB and MSA's catalogs and they don't carry this piece. Should I replace it with OEM (don't you just hate going to the Nissan dealers??) or is there some way to eliminate the reservoir altogether? (i.e. remove and plug hole or maybe install zerk fitting into hole to grease that end of the tube??) If the OEM reservoir is the best solution, who other than Nissan would carry one?

Kinda looking for suggestions from anyone who has done this before.

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Thanks for the info, it was just what I was looking for! I thought that a zerk fitting might be my best option, now I just have to figure out which size fitting to use. Off the top of your head, do you know what size hole that is??

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