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I took someone=E2=80=99s advice and bought a John Deere grease gun and a =
couple of tubes of their =E2=80=9CCornhead Grease=E2=80=9D. One tube =
will probably be enough=E2=80=A6..
The grease gun has a one-handed pistol grip pump action and a long =
flexible tube/nozzle. You can get it right up to or into the steering =
box. I forget. Decent item and I needed a modern grease gun anyhow.
The grease is, they do say, =E2=80=9CSpecially formulated not to leak =
from the corn head gearcase or drain from the gears during idle =
periods=E2=80=9D. Followed by a load of guff with lots of long words. =
Personally, I don=E2=80=99t have a clue as to what a =E2=80=9Ccorn =
head=E2=80=9D is though it sounds a bit like Bart Simpson. However, I =
sort of recall one of our experts saying that it=E2=80=99s designed =
application was perfect for our steering boxes.
Works for me,
Simon
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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Roger Grace
Sent: 25 January 2020 19:18
To: Austin Healey <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] Steering Box Questions
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Two questions for the more experienced among us ...
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My BJ8 steering box is leaking. From the front cover and more =
significantly from the shaft.
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Firstly, is it possible to replace the shaft oil seal without removing =
the box ? - that is not going to happen at the moment.
Looks sort of feasible to me and possibly the most difficult issue would =
be extracting the old seal ?
=20
Secondly as often mentioned here is to refill the box with some Penrite =
or similar NGLI 00 liquid grease. Is there a sensible/practical tecnique =
to get it into the filler hole ?. Grease gun with plastic tube ? Sounds =
messy job to me.
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Comments/ideas appreciated.
=20
rg
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class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I took =
someone=E2=80=99s advice and bought a John Deere grease gun and a couple =
of tubes of their =E2=80=9CCornhead Grease=E2=80=9D. One tube will =
probably be enough=E2=80=A6..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The grease =
gun has a one-handed pistol grip pump action and a long flexible =
tube/nozzle. =C2=A0You can get it right up to or into the steering box. =
I forget. Decent item and I needed a modern grease gun =
anyhow.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The grease is, they do say, =
=E2=80=9CSpecially formulated not to leak from the corn head gearcase or =
drain from the gears during idle periods=E2=80=9D. Followed by a load of =
guff with lots of long words. Personally, I don=E2=80=99t have a clue as =
to what a =E2=80=9Ccorn head=E2=80=9D is though it sounds a bit like =
Bart Simpson. However, I sort of recall one of our experts saying that =
it=E2=80=99s designed application was perfect for our steering =
boxes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Works for =
me,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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lang=3DEN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US> Healeys =
<healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Roger =
Grace<br><b>Sent:</b> 25 January 2020 19:18<br><b>To:</b> Austin Healey =
<healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Steering Box =
Questions<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
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questions for the more experienced among us =
...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:=
p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>My =
BJ8 steering box is leaking. From the front cover and more significantly =
from the shaft.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:=
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Fir=
stly, is it possible to replace the shaft oil seal without removing the =
box ? - that is not going to happen at the =
moment.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Loo=
ks sort of feasible to me and possibly the most difficult issue would be =
extracting the old seal ?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sec=
ondly as often mentioned here is to refill the box with some Penrite or =
similar NGLI 00 liquid grease. Is there a sensible/practical tecnique to =
get it into the filler hole ?. Grease gun with plastic tube ? Sounds =
messy job to me.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:=
p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Com=
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p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>rg<=
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