Re: [Mgs] 57 MGA Coupe

[Simon Matthews <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>]

A '57 MGA should have oil in the steering rack, not grease, although
it's possible that a former owner looked at the zerk fitting and
thought that it should be used to put grease in the rack.

Simon

On Sun, Jun 14, 2026 at 2:12â?¯AM Max Heim <mvheim@sonic.net> wrote:
>
> I would suggest that the oil/grease in the steering rack has congealed. 
> Possibly the kingpins are in similar straits. You could disconnect the tie 
> rod ends to see if the rack moves independent of the wheels, or vice versa.
>
> --
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB
>
> On Jun 13, 2026, at 10:12â?¯PM, dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:
>
> A friend just picked up a 57 coupe, not running, not doing much, been sitting 
> for a long time.  We are in Nevada, so shouldnâ??t be too bad in terms of 
> moisture/rust damage
>
> The steering wheel wonâ??t turn, even with the wheels in the air.
>
> We are trying to figure out where to even start on this.  Could use some 
> suggestions.
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