Wow, now that's a neat solution that's news to me. I have a concern though:
The American boxes are designed to have grease packed in them. What keeps
the grease from squeezing away from all the wear surfaces in the roadster?
>From: "Richard Wright" <duntov1@attbi.com>
>Reply-To: "Richard Wright" <duntov1@attbi.com>
>To: <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Fw: Steering Box -- final answer
>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 21:31:42 -0600
>
>After 35 yrs of messin' with old cars., I've learned not to just work on
>cars, but to fix them.
>On a 30+ yr old car, if you fill an unrestored ( not newly resealed)
>steering box with oil, it will leak out all over the frame etc. now this
>will help keep your car from rusting, but it will ruin A-arm bushings
>(rubber) etc.
>Old American cars use grease in the steering boxes. Grease is now what I
>put
>in all old cars with steering boxes, it doesn't leak out all over the place
>and go then go dry, and does a great job of lubing the box
>permanently-...fixed!
>Richard Wright
>Dallas
>----- Original Message -----
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>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 6:57 PM
>Subject: Steering Box -- Redline's final answer
>
>
> > If a hypoid 90 weight gear oil is called for in the steering box, I
>would
>recommend the 75W90.
> >
> > Regards, Dave
> > Red Line Oil
> >
> > Of course this was datsunmike's answer yesterday as well.
> >
> > Gary C
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> > Subject: Re: Redline's answer
> > Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 06:44:11 -0500
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> > Just use 75/90 in the box.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Geegc@aol.com>
> > To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:13 AM
> > Subject: Redline's answer
> >
> >
> > > I asked redline what to use in the 1600. They answered:
> > >
> > > "In your Datsun 1600 transmission I would recommend the Red Line MT-90
>and
> > > the 75W90 in the differential. Thank you for your interest in Red
>Line
> > Oil."
> > >
> > > My guess is that they would also recommend MT 90 in the steering box,
>as
> > the
> > > 1966 service book calls for MP90 Hypoid gear oil.
> > >
> > > Gary C
> > > red one
> > > black one
> > >
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