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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Steering Box Questions
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Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 16:53:10 -0800
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same here.

On 1/25/2020 1:40 PM, Team.net wrote:
> Agreed, works for me too.
>
>> On Jan 25, 2020, at 4:12 PM, <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com 
>> <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com 
>>
>> I took someoneâ??s advice and bought a John Deere grease gun and a 
>> couple of tubes of their â??Cornhead Greaseâ??. One tube will probably be 
>> enoughâ?¦..
>> 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, â??Specially formulated not to leak from 
>> the corn head gearcase or drain from the gears during idle periodsâ??. 
>> Followed by a load of guff with lots of long words. Personally, I 
>> donâ??t have a clue as to what a â??corn headâ?? is though it sounds a bit 
>> like Bart Simpson. However, I sort of recall one of our experts 
>> saying that itâ??s designed application was perfect for our steering boxes.
>> Works for me,
>> Simon
>> *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net 
>> *Sent:*25 January 2020 19:18
>> *To:*Austin Healey <healeys@autox.team.net 
>> *Subject:*[Healeys] Steering Box Questions
>> Two questions for the more experienced among us ...
>> My BJ8 steering box is leaking. From the front cover and more 
>> significantly from the shaft.
>> 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 ?
>> 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.
>> Comments/ideas appreciated.
>> rg
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    <p><font face="Tahoma">same here.</font><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/25/2020 1:40 PM, Team.net wrote:<br>
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      cite="mid:DD5DB89E-E4C7-4C56-A580-584D279E9871@gmail.com">
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      Agreed, works for me too.<br class="">
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          <div class="">On Jan 25, 2020, at 4:12 PM, &lt;<a
              href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"; class=""
              moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>&gt;
            &lt;<a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com";
              class="" 
moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>&gt;
            wrote:</div>
          <br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
          <div class="">
            <div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;
              caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;
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              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                  class="">I took someoneâ??s advice and bought a John
                  Deere grease gun and a couple of tubes of their
                  â??Cornhead Greaseâ??. One tube will probably be 
enoughâ?¦..<o:p
                    class=""></o:p></span></div>
              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                  class="">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.<o:p
                    class=""></o:p></span></div>
              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                  class="">The grease is, they do say, â??Specially
                  formulated not to leak from the corn head gearcase or
                  drain from the gears during idle periodsâ??. Followed by
                  a load of guff with lots of long words. Personally, I
                  donâ??t have a clue as to what a â??corn headâ?? is though
                  it sounds a bit like Bart Simpson. However, I sort of
                  recall one of our experts saying that itâ??s designed
                  application was perfect for our steering boxes.<o:p
                    class=""></o:p></span></div>
              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                  class="">Works for me,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                  class="">Simon<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                  class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
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                  <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
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                      class=""><span class="" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
                      class="" lang="EN-US"><span
                        class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Healeys
                      &lt;<a
                        href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";
                        class="" 
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<span
                        class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
                        class="">On Behalf Of<span
                          class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Roger
                      Grace<br class="">
                      <b class="">Sent:</b><span
                        class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>25 January
                      2020 19:18<br class="">
                      <b class="">To:</b><span
                        class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Austin
                      Healey &lt;<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
                        class="" 
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br
                        class="">
                      <b class="">Subject:</b><span
                        class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[Healeys]
                      Steering Box Questions<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p
                  class=""> </o:p></div>
              <div class="">
                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                  font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                    style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
                    sans-serif;" class="">Two questions for the more
                    experienced among us ...<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
              </div>
              <div class="">
                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                  font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                    style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
                    sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
              </div>
              <div class="">
                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                  font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                    style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
                    sans-serif;" class="">My BJ8 steering box is
                    leaking. From the front cover and more significantly
                    from the shaft.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
              </div>
              <div class="">
                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                  font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                    style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
                    sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
              </div>
              <div class="">
                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                  font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                    style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
                    sans-serif;" class="">Firstly, is it possible to
                    replace the shaft oil seal without removing the box
                    ? - that is not going to happen at the moment.<o:p
                      class=""></o:p></span></div>
              </div>
              <div class="">
                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                  font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                    style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
                    sans-serif;" class="">Looks sort of feasible to me
                    and possibly the most difficult issue would be
                    extracting the old seal ?<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
              </div>
              <div class="">
                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                  font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                    style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
                    sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
              </div>
              <div class="">
                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                  font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                    style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
                    sans-serif;" class="">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.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
              </div>
              <div class="">
                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                  font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                    style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
                    sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
              </div>
              <div class="">
                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
                  font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
                    style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
                    sans-serif;" class="">Comments/ideas appreciated.<o:p
                      class=""></o:p></span></div>
              </div>
              <div class="">
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