This sounds like "semi-fluid grease" that was specified for Ross steering
gears such as those used on Studebakers, International trucks and, no
doubt, others. I have 5 gallons of it that I bought from I-H years ago. It
didn't come in smaller quantities at that time.
Tom Allen
Seattle WA
At 09:09 AM 2/12/99 -0500, Paul W. Franchina wrote:
>I'm a bit confused at what goes in my steering box for lubrication.
>I've
>
>got it all nicely rebuilt and back in the truck. Ready for it's
>lifeblood
>
>lubrication. I've checked the owners manual and the service manual I
>have
>
>and they're both as vague as can be. Must have been written by budding
>
>politicians. Anyway, when I took the unit apart it had an "near grease"
>in
>
>it. It sure wasn't gear oil (much much thicker) but wasn't quite the
>
>consistency of wheel bearing grease (it would just barely flow). It was
>
>greenish brown in color with light colored particles in suspension. It
>
>seemed like the ideal stuff, but I can't find it anywhere. Can anyone
>tell
>
>me what I had in there based on my description above? Can anyone tell
>me
>
>what's best to put in or at least a factory based recommendation? I
>
>remember reading someplace about using a grease with a dash of gear oil
>
>added at the last to provide splash lubrication to the upper cone
>bearing
>
>on the steering shaft.
>
>
>TYIA
>
>
>
>Paul W. Franchina
pfoxtrot@gate.net
>
>& Boris: 1958 Chevrolet Apache 3100 Stepside
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
Tom Allen
Seattle, WA
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