Steering Rack Question/Info

[Stephen Jarvis <jarvist@xxxx>]

I am in the process of replacing a torn steering rack boot on the driver's side.

According to the manual and descriptions by DML members,the rack should be
removed, stood upright with driver's side up, and .3 pints of SAE-EP 90
added to the unit before replacing the boot. Interestingly, a very
reputable local shop here in Denver that specializes in rebuilding racks
says that they pack vitually all their manual racks with grease. 

Is the Delorean fluid-filled manual rack unusual? Is there an advantage to
one over the other? 

I also discovered the driver's side rack boot to be identical to that of a
Fiat Strada. The rack boot from the Fiat 128 had been mentioned on one of
the cross-reference lists as a replacement, but I found it to be shorter and
did not have the additional small bellow on the end (hence the difference in
length). 

Steve
#3542