Re: Steering Grease

Posted by Lew on July 28, 1998 at 22:29:22

In Reply to: Re: Steering Grease
posted by DJ.Voyce on July 28, 1998 at 00:36:41

: G'Day Al,
: My very own unbiased personal opinion is that grease is a no-no in a steering box as it tends to get pushed to one side during operation & won't flow back to do what it's supposed to do, & that's lubricate parts which rub together. (would you use it in your transmission to stop it leaking?) I'd rather try & eliminate the bit of seepage than use grease. Look a little further down this board for a posting by carla on a S/W steering box run with grease.
: Regardz
: DJ.
: OutOfAfrica A's
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: : The latest Restorer has two articles on the use of grease in the steering box. The Tech Editor says no way. Another person describes a Ford grease made especially for steering boxes and has used it for 30 years in A's. Has anyone given it a try? For the club driver with limited yearly mileage, is this perhaps the solution to leaky gear boxes?
I'll add my two cents worth, I use straight S T P in my steering gear, and also have had needle bearings installed in the sector housing, with a regular lip seal at the outside end of the sector housing {housing has been counter bored to accept seal}, and have found this to be the best solution to my steering problems. Any one else tried S T P ?

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