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Just got through rebuilding the steering box on the 38 Chev 1/2 ton. Looked in the manual and pretty much all it says is fill with steering lube. Anybody have any idea what weight oil/gear grease should be used??

You can't go wrong using Corn Head Grease. I use it in my 46.
You can get it at any Tractor Supply location or Google the name and see what is close to you.
Harold

Harold has provided good information.

I think that the grade of original steering grease/oil is 00

Her are some other sources.

This is what I use in all of my manual steering boxes and they are located near you!

https://www.sportsandclassics.com/parts/triumph/steering-box-lube-penrite-semi-fluid/

Others will be along with what they use...

Mike B

I got some DELO NGLI 00 from drdoug here on Stovebolt. Shoot him a PM.

Checked tractor supply they have the 00 listed as cotton picker spindle grease. I have a semi local store and I need to be up that way some time soon any way to hit my welding supply outlet so I'll see if TS has it.
Thanks for the help guys
Dave

Here we go again. https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1332364/cornhead-grease.html

Thanks, Gord

The old stand by if you can't get out, is 50/50 mix of chassis grease and gear oil.

X 2. Thick enough not to leak but thin enough to flow........... Like pancake batter

Harold is right on the money. Go to John Deere shop and get corn head grease. As a farmer I can add that the hotter it gets the better it works, Of course one does not need to worry about heat and a steering box unless it is close to a header. When poly lube type grease came out in the mid to late 70's the best way to check; place a marble size squirt on a steel surface and hit hard with a hammer. If it splatters its not poly. I still use poly in all my steering boxes but, Harold has changed my mind. Ed

Harold46 is right on the money. Go to John Deere shop and get corn head grease. As a farmer I can add that the hotter it gets the better it works, Of course one does not need to worry about heat and a steering box unless it is close to a header. When poly lube type grease came out in the mid to late 70's the best way to check; place a marble size squirt on a steel surface and hit hard with a hammer. If it splatters its not poly. I still use poly in all my steering boxes but, Harold has changed my mind. Ed

Thanks, Kevin.

If anyone is interested in getting some Chevron Delo EP 00 (synthetic gearbox semi-fluid grease), I still have some extra beyond my needs that I can package in either standard grease cartridges or quart-size jug containers. Just search for my posting in the Swap Meet or send me a PM.

I know lots of people use the J-D Corn Head grease, but at NLGI 0, it's just a bit thick by my way of thinking. Mobil, Shell, Chevron all make suitable EP 00 greases, the downside is just that the minimum buy is in a 5 gallon (35#) pail. I selected the Delo EP 00 because of its availability to me, its superior specs, and because its base oil viscosity matches the original spec, at SAE 90 wt, equivalent. So, I have about a 100 year supply. LOL. Just my 2 cents.

Cheers!

Doug