Subject: [Healeys] Steering seal

From: Don via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2021 18:54:54 -0400

Hi listers
      My latest question on my 65 1/2 BJ8  
Rebuild is . The steering box is leaking all over my garage floor . I assume/ hope it’s the steering box oil seal . Can this be replaced while in the car ? 
    Thanks Don   67 BJ8 
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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2021 16:42:05 -0700

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Yes,but it's a pain  look into penrite oil or John deer corn oil  much
thicker than gear oil

Ira Erbs
1959 AH 100-6
1967 MGB
Milwaukie, OR

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> Rebuild is . The steering box is leaking all over my garage floor . I
> assume/ hope it=E2=80=99s the steering box oil seal . Can this be replace=
d while in
> the car ?
>     Thanks Don   67 BJ8
>      More questions will follow =F0=9F=98=A9
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Yes,but it&#39;s a pain=C2=A0 look into penrite oil or Jo=
hn deer corn oil=C2=A0 much thicker than gear oil<br><br><div data-smartmai=
l=3D"gmail_signature">Ira Erbs<br>1959 AH 100-6<br>1967 MGB<br>Milwaukie, O=
R</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail=
_attr">On Mon, Oct 4, 2021, 4:05 PM Don via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:h=
[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #cc=
c solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi listers<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 My latest question on my 65 1/2 BJ8=C2=A0 <br>
Rebuild is . The steering box is leaking all over my garage floor . I assum=
e/ hope it=E2=80=99s the steering box oil seal . Can this be replaced while=
 in the car ? <br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Thanks Don=C2=A0 =C2=A067 BJ8 <br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0More questions will follow =F0=9F=98=A9<br>
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From: Michael Oritt via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2021 19:56:01 -0400

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Don--

Most people don't fix it--they merely use a thicker product.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Don--=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Most people don&#39;t fix it=
--they merely use a thicker=C2=A0product.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmai=
l_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 7:05 =
PM Don via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">healeys@au=
tox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-left:1ex">Hi listers<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 My latest question on my 65 1/2 BJ8=C2=A0 <br>
Rebuild is . The steering box is leaking all over my garage floor . I assum=
e/ hope it=E2=80=99s the steering box oil seal . Can this be replaced while=
 in the car ? <br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Thanks Don=C2=A0 =C2=A067 BJ8 <br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0More questions will follow =F0=9F=98=A9<br>
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From: Bob Spidell <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2021 21:16:56 -0700

re: "Can this be replaced while in the car ?"

Nope. You can't reach it from any of the seats.

Sorry.

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From: Roger Grace via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2021 08:02:44 -0700

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Yes - this was one of my projects for last Winter.. Using the thick NLGI
-00 grease did not solve the leak for me.
It can be done insitu, but not for the faint hearted. As others have also
said, I had to grind the ears of a cheepo pitman puller to make it fit in
the limited space. Mark spline position. The worst part for me was getting
the old seals out without damaging the bore. Very little space between the
bore and the shaft. In the end, think that  I modified a long thin
screwdriver and broke it apart.
Seal is a Timken 340731. Trick is to use 2 when you replace.
Also try to get a tube of the correct diameter for tapping in the new
seals. I conveniently found an alloy bike seat tube fitted perfectly.
rg

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Yes - this was one of my projects for last Winter.. U=
sing the thick NLGI -00 grease did not solve the leak for me.<br></div><div=
>It can be done insitu, but not for the faint hearted. As others have also =
said, I had to grind the ears of a cheepo pitman puller to make it fit in t=
he limited space. Mark spline position. The worst part for me was getting t=
he old seals out without damaging the bore. Very little space between the b=
ore and the shaft. In the end, think that=C2=A0 I modified a long thin scre=
wdriver and broke it apart.</div><div>Seal is a Timken 340731. Trick is to =
use 2 when you replace.</div><div>Also try to get a tube of the correct dia=
meter for tapping in the new seals. I conveniently found an alloy bike seat=
 tube fitted perfectly.</div><div>rg<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 9:23 P=
M Bob Spidell &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank"=
>[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,20=
4);padding-left:1ex">re: &quot;Can this be replaced while in the car ?&quot=
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Nope. You can&#39;t reach it from any of the seats.<br>
<br>
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<br>
Sorry.<br>
<br>
bs<br>
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&gt; Hi listers<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 My latest question on my 65 1/2 BJ8<br>
&gt; Rebuild is . The steering box is leaking all over my garage floor . I =
assume/ hope it=E2=80=99s the steering box oil seal . Can this be replaced =
while in the car ?<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Thanks Don=C2=A0 =C2=A067 BJ8<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0More questions will follow =F0=9F=98=A9<br>
&gt;<br>
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&gt;<br>
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