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To: simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Steering Box Questions
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Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 16:40:28 -0500
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Agreed, works for me too.

> On Jan 25, 2020, at 4:12 PM, <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com> =
<simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com> wrote:
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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
> =20
> 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
> =20
> Two questions for the more experienced among us ...
> =20
> My BJ8 steering box is leaking. =46rom the front cover and more =
significantly from the shaft.
> =20
> 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.
> =20
> Comments/ideas appreciated.
> =20
> rg
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">Agreed, works for me too.<br class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Jan =
25, 2020, at 4:12 PM, &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"; =
class=3D"">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>&gt; &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"; =
class=3D"">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, =
0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span =
class=3D"">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 =
class=3D""></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span =
class=3D"">The grease gun has a one-handed pistol grip pump action and a =
long flexible tube/nozzle. &nbsp;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=3D""></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm =
0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D""><span class=3D"">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 =
class=3D""></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span =
class=3D"">Works for me,<o:p class=3D""></o:p></span></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span class=3D"">Simon<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span =
class=3D""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; =
border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;" =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><b class=3D""><span =
lang=3D"EN-US" class=3D"">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
class=3D""><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Healeys =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b class=3D"">On Behalf =
Of<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b>Roger Grace<br =
class=3D""><b class=3D"">Sent:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>25 January 2020 19:18<br =
class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Austin Healey &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>[Healeys] Steering Box =
Questions<o:p class=3D""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Two questions for the =
more experienced among us ...<o:p class=3D""></o:p></span></div></div><div=
 class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></span></div></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=3D"">My BJ8 steering box is =
leaking. =46rom the front cover and more significantly from the =
shaft.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></span></div></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=3D"">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=3D""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, =
sans-serif;" class=3D"">Looks sort of feasible to me and possibly the =
most difficult issue would be extracting the old seal ?<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, =
sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></span></div></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=3D"">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=3D""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, =
sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></span></div></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Comments/ideas =
appreciated.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
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