Originally Posted by JW51
Well, it looks like it “self-flushed” out the pitman seal and onto the garage floor. No big deal there. Am I safe to assume the cotton picker grease will mostly “stay put” in spite of the questionable pitman seal?
I think you'll have the same leakage problem with the corn head grease. But you can replace the sector shaft seal without removing the steering gear. The original seals were just a circle of felt material. Just get a lip type seal for a later truck. SKF #11055 would be the corrrect part number.


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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.