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#499183 01/29/2009 9:36 PM
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Hi Everyone,
Would any of you wonderful people in 'Stovebolt Land' be able to tell me which 'oil' or 'grease' i need to put in my '52 3/4 ton steering box please. It's all looking a bit like wax in there right now.
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Well, Tim, since you live in the UK, you might have an easier time of finding Penrite Steering Box Lube than we have trying to find it. Cornhead Grease is supposed to be similar.

Tim


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Some people have used STP oil treatment. It's a little thicker than axle grease, but thinner than wheel bearing grease.


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Thanks guys for your replies. I think i know what i need to get now. We have something similar here that they use to put in the front swivel hubs of Landrovers. It's also thinner than grease but slghtly thicker than gear oil. For the record my '52 came to the UK from Minnesota in August last year. I took it out in the road fully legal last week for the first time. Real exciting stuff. It's my daily driver, and every time i park up in town i always return to 3 or 4 people standing around looking at it. Because it is my daily driver, i have had to put a deisel engine in it and 5 speed gearbox because gasoline is $7.05 gallon here. The deisel is same price but its returning me 32 miles to the gallon. So you can see my reasoning here. If i can find your e-mail addresses i will send a photo in a moment.
Regard Tim

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How about telling us of the diesel transformation. What engine,trans ,etc.


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Originally Posted by DrewP
How about telling us of the diesel transformation. What engine,trans ,etc.

Please start a new thread in Engine and Driveline for this. Thanks, The moderator.


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