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> Two questions. First, I remember reading somewhere that you can inject
> grease into these boxes and forget about the oil leaks. Is this true?
> Second, the oil seal is a 0.25$ ring and I seriously doubt that it will
> prevent leakage for very long. Is there any point in replacing this O
> ring, and if I do, how difficult is it to replace the bushing in the box?
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Bill I ran my Alpine for ten years on a 50/50 mix of grease and engine
oil in the steering box. It definitely slowed oil loss but never fully
stopped it. When I restored the car I took the box out and had a new
seal machined into the bottom of the box-Five years later still going
strong (and I just checked the oil level 30 mins ago)
Karl
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