If memory serves, you do not have to take out the entire box. You have to
detach first the tie-rod and then the steering arm from the bottom of the
box. If yours is like mine it turned out to be a messy job because of all
that leaking gear oil (Part of the British anti-rust system). You remove
the cover from the steering box and pull the spindle up through the box.
Then you can remove the o-ring from the bottom. I seem to remember there
are ball bearings which drop out so be careful.
Putting it together I found a slightly bigger o-ring which has kept the leak
away for about three years now. I also found that the nut holding on the
steering arm tends to loosen up. Mine almost fell off. For some reason
there is no castle nut and cotter pin. I replaced it with a locking nut.
Robert Bailey
Series V
> -----Original Message-----
> From: david_kelly(at)ici.com [SMTP:david_kelly(at)ici.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 1999 5:52 AM
> To: Robert L. Abernathy
> Cc: alpines(at)autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: steering box fluid
>
>
>
>
> Robert
>
> Use EP (Extreme Pressure) 80-90 gear oil to fill your steering box, then
> you can use any left over to top up your rear axle if you ever need to.
>
> I seem to top my steering box up regularly as the oil seal at the base
> weeps, does anyone know whether this seal can be replaced by any other
> method than removing the entire steering box assembly?
>
> Dave Kelly
> 62 SII
>
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