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| | | | Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 916 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 916 | I'm getting ready to cinch down my steering wheel, and wondering whether the horn contact where it rides on the mast bearing ring should have a dab of dielectric grease, or should it be run dry? The brush end of the original horn contact that I pulled out of the steering wheel was dry and had some pretty heavy wear...
Last edited by Norcal Dave; 08/14/2017 5:44 PM.
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1950 Chevrolet 3600 3/4-ton with 261 engine & T5 Transmission
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | I think a little dab will do it.......when they are "tight" or dragging hard, you can hear it grinding sometime when you turn the wheel. But in a loud truck no one will notice!! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 916 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 916 | Glad I asked...thanks Chipmunk
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1950 Chevrolet 3600 3/4-ton with 261 engine & T5 Transmission
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,310 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,310 | Just make sure that the surface which the brush rides on is very clean and very smooth and it will last another 60+ years without any lube.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
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