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#15960 04/26/2004 7:41 PM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 27 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 27 | My 1938 1/2 ton has a leaky steering box. Not quite sure where the leak is coming from, but when I fill the box with 160 weight, I get a nice puddle on the floor after a few days. The steering feels pretty tight, so my question is whether or not I can re-seal the steering box without doing a total overhaul. Can I just pull out the box and replace the shaft seal (I'm assuming that's what's leaking) ? Thanks
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#15961 04/26/2004 9:11 PM | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | Use grease instead of oil - a lot of these old steering boxes leak and it isn't worth the effort to try to get them sealed up unless you are willing to invest copius amounts of time and money with the risk of it still leaking when you are done. | | |
#15962 04/26/2004 9:50 PM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 27 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 27 | Thanks, Ken. Do you just squirt it full of suspension grease ?
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#15963 04/26/2004 10:21 PM | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | I would use lithium based wheel bearing grease. | | |
#15964 04/27/2004 4:07 PM | Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 114 Member | | Member Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 114 | 160W is too light. Try Penrite steering box lube from RSC - http://www.restorationstuff.com Jim
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#15965 04/27/2004 4:08 PM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 27 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 27 | Thanks, Ken. I think you saved me a bunch of work and $$.
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#15966 04/27/2004 4:12 PM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 27 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 27 | Thanks for the tim, Jim. Is the Penrite Steering Box lube liquid or solid ?
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#15967 04/27/2004 4:21 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 553 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 553 | My box had a small leak too. I packed it full of grease too. It now works fine. | | |
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