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Old 10-25-2016, 09:34 AM
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I had a rack stick in the stop position on a Lucas rotary injector pump. Took the top cover off and used carb cleaner to help free up the linkage. Ran just fine after that.
I've completely disassembled and put back together a Bosch rotary pump and there was no rack. Are Lucas rotary pumps that different from Bosch rotary? A rack is a long bar with gear teeth cut along its length, e.g. like in a rack and pinion steering. Isn't it true only inline pumps have racks?
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