Everywhere there was years of grease, I found black paint underneath.
My front axle, steering knuckles, steering arms & frame were all black. I also found evidence of red oxide primer under some of the black. My steering box was covered in grease, after cleaning the grease off, & found the steering box was bare cast iron.
Ive also found evidence of red oxide primer on my rear axle.
But my truck is a 45, and it's a GMC. Your 53 could be different .
I do know that most frames were painted black, if they weren't they were covered in cosmoline.
Last edited by JeffL; 03/20/2013 8:23 PM.
