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| | | Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 37 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 37 | What type of grease/oil should I use in the steering box on my 1949 Chevrolet 3100 1/2 ton pickup? Some say 90 wgt. gear lube, and others say chassis grease or a combination of both. Is there another special type of grease that I should be using? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 734 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 734 | John Deere Corn Head grease is highly recommended by many. Won't leak out like 90 wt.
Matthew 6:33 1952 Chevy 1/2-ton 3100 Late '55 235/SM420/torque tube 3.55 Dalton Highway survivor (using original 216) www.truckwithaheart.com | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Corn head grease (any manufacturer) is readily available from John Deere (as posted by Skooter), and it is self-levelling, and it almost matches the grade of originally-used steering gear grease. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 631 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 631 | In previous posts on the is topic.......head grease was hard to find and some places only sold in case lot of 12 tubes?
90wt gear oil mixed with gease so it's just self leveling ( like stiff pudding) is a perfect home made alternative. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | I bet there are few farm supply stores in PA?
I bet they have, or can easily obtain, corn head grease?
442, where do you live in PA?
If you make a mix/concoction, you do not want a thick/stiff pudding (one that does not run/level), you want mix/concoction that levels at around room temperature. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 37 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 37 | I live in Pittsburgh area. I will try my local John Deere dealer or tractor supply. Thanks for the info. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 37 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 37 | Thanks for the information. I will try my John Deere dealer. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 37 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 37 | Thanks for the information. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 | | | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 899 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 899 | Any thoughts on using CV joint grease?
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | What is the viscosity of the CV joint grease you propose to use? CV joint grease is often manufactured to NLGI Grade 1 ( this one is NLGI 1.5 ). The original/recommended self-leveling grease for a steering box is/was grade 00. Corn head grease is grade 0 (supposedly also self-levelling, but a little thicker than 00). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLGI_consistency_number | | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 899 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 899 |
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,201 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,201 | If the grease does not self level, it gets pushed out of the way over time and the gears run dry, I have seen it. To test your grease, form it in to a column and see if it droops back down or stays. It must droop down!
Joe | | | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 631 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 631 | It's really not that complex.......if it flows alittle at room temp and is slippery its likely work just fine. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | Lawn and garden repair shops also use a 00 grease.
Stens I beleves is the brand I picked up locally when no one had corn head grease.
Give me ambiguity
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