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Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:16 am

Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:38 am

looks like your in need of a steering box raise.

Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:50 am

Less bumps in the road too !

Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:20 pm

or suspension raise :P

dont you get steering box lube grease?you could put a grease nipple in the filler plug and fill it up-grease wont leak out,sure that what the guys here do when they re-build them

Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:13 pm

But is it leaking from a bad seal or gasket or a ever growing crack, the latter could get real exciting in a hurry at highway speeds :shock:

Sat Jul 30, 2011 2:59 pm

you could just do a steering bus raise.

Sat Jul 30, 2011 3:24 pm

Mine leaks a little, how long was it sitting to make that puddle? I've heard conflicting things about lube for the steering box. Some say that a high viscosity grease is a bad idea to use a to use just the regular gear oil and some say the opposite. Grease would prevent dripping but I don't know if it is good for it.

Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:13 pm

They should not leak but they usually leak out of the output seal from what I have seen.

Using pure grease would be bad from what I had read on here and from thinking about it myself. Grease would get pushed out of the way of the moving parts so nothing would be getting lubed after a while...

Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:18 pm

That makes sense to me. Like I said, mine drips a little but not that much.

Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:19 pm

From what I have researched, John Deere "Corn Head" Grease is what should be used as it is closest to what VW changed to when they recommended the grease in the boxes. Apparently it is what the model A Ford guys run in their old steering boxes as well. I ordered it through my local John Deere dealer. I think it was like $3-$4 a tube (grease gun tube).

Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:27 pm

If it flows really well I can see that being ok.

I have mixed grease and transmission fluid together in the past, it made it thicker and stopped a tiny leak on my '55. My understanding is this is what Bus Boys recommends for their rebuilt units but I have no personal experience.

Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:29 pm

Found this... it's liquid:

I'm going to start using the word Thixotropic in my everyday life now.

Dude! You will not believe the Thixotropic dump I took yesterday.

Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:52 pm

Yes....That is it.

Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:20 pm

Have any of you guys used Penrite? I guess it is also popular with the vintage car crowd.

http://www.penriteoil.com.au/products/classic-car-oil/steering_box_lubricant

It concerns me that they say that is works with SOME classic cars.

Sat Jul 30, 2011 7:07 pm

EverettB wrote: Dude! You will not believe the Thixotropic dump I took yesterday.

Came out as a liquid, but thickened when it hit the water?

Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:37 am

On that Penrite grease, the internet addy is in Australia. Don't know as that makes any difference in availability. The JD grease looks like it may be a good thing.

Fred

Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:48 am

Ketchup is also a thixotropic fluid, but I wouldn't recommend it for steering boxes ;)

Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:33 am

Most hardware store's have tubes of skill saw gear oil. very thick oil almost like honey, cut the tip of the tube off squzze it in the box and you should be good to go. If its still leaks time to check your seals

Sun Jul 31, 2011 11:50 am

How many of you guys after watching that clip,like me,now NEED john deere corn head grease? :lol:

Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:42 pm

I use Lucas in all my steering box reseals. No leaks so far.