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| | | | Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 357 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 357 | OK, So how is it done. Getting Corn Head Grease into the Steering gear? While in the truck if possible>
Julian Carter
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1952 Chevy 3600
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Just put the tube of corn head grease into a grease gun and start pumping it in through the fill hole. Should be a 7/16 square head plug on top of the steering box. Just remover it and pump the corn head grease into that hole. Corn head grease is a self leveling grease so it will take a little while to get the steering box full. My steering box took a complete tube plus another 3/4 of a tube, but I had completely cleaned out my steering box. Emptied one full tube and then let it set overnight. Placed the remaining 3/4 tube in the next day.
Hope this helps.
Tim
Last edited by fixit1958; 10/27/2015 3:51 PM.
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 581 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 581 | Didn't want to buy another grease gun just for the corn head grease so, I just put on disposable nitrile gloves and use my hands. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,213 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,213 | I pushed all into a heavy plastic bag and used it like a cake decorator would. Snip the corner off and squeeze it in.
Joe | | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 | Plastic squeeze bottle. Don't put the spout tight into the hole or the air can't get out. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 863 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 863 | You don't need to buy another grease gun to install the corn head grease. Just remove the tube of grease you have in the gun and clean the top cap. Place the corn head grease tube in the gun and after a few pumps of the gun into a rag the corn head grease will be the only grease coming from the grease gun. I was concerned about the same thing but was assured by a local Chevrolet suspension specialist that he does this all the time with no problems.
Tim
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1964 Chevrolet C10 (Ol' Yella) (SOLD)
1958 Chevrolet Biscayne 2 door (SOLD)
1970 VW Beetle
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,084 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,084 | I think you guys like mentioning corn head grease. How is it different than regular grease for us neophytes, and when in general should we think about using it? Don't mean to sidetrack the post, but it has come up a lot recently.
Allen
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 131 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 131 | Corn head grease is NLGI 0 which means it is much thinner, which means it will flow. It will self level in the gear box and fill back into the bearings to lubricate them. Regular chassis grease is more firm and will stay in place so the grease will be pushed out of the bearings and will not flow back into them.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 211 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 211 | There are large grease fittings available that work great for this. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 130 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 130 | Where are these available? Would they thread in the same hole as the fill plug? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,213 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,213 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | 00 and 0 are self-levelling greases (probably at normal, 70 degree temperatures). 000 is, of course, thinner.
Supposedly, the original GM steering box grease was 00
Penrite steering lube is 00
I'll settle for 0 because it is readily available. | | | | | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,722 24601 | | 24601 Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,722 | Where are these available? Would they thread in the same hole as the fill plug? Dougs -- Save your $$$ and time -- Just stick the tip of your grease gun in the fill hole and pump. It worked fine for me.
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