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Re: [Healeys] Steering Box Questions

To: Roger Grace <roggrace@telus.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Steering Box Questions
From: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 11:38:25 -0800
Cc: Austin Healey <healeys@autox.team.net>
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Warm up the penrite. Use a pump to fill the box. Seal can be replaced with
box installed.

Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
1959 Austin Healey BN4
1967 MGB

On Sat, Jan 25, 2020, 11:18 AM Roger Grace <roggrace@telus.net> wrote:

> Two questions for the more experienced among us ...
>
> My BJ8 steering box is leaking. From the front cover and more
> significantly from the shaft.
>
> Firstly, is it possible to replace the shaft oil seal without removing the
> box ? - that is not going to happen at the moment.
> Looks sort of feasible to me and possibly the most difficult issue would
> be extracting the old seal ?
>
> Secondly as often mentioned here is to refill the box with some Penrite or
> similar NGLI 00 liquid grease. Is there a sensible/practical tecnique to
> get it into the filler hole ?. Grease gun with plastic tube ? Sounds messy
> job to me.
>
> Comments/ideas appreciated.
>
> rg
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<div dir=3D"auto">Warm up the penrite. Use a pump to fill the box. Seal can=
 be replaced with box installed.=C2=A0<br><br><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_=
signature">Ira Erbs<br>Portland,OR<br>1959 Austin Healey BN4<br>1967 MGB</d=
iv></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_att=
r">On Sat, Jan 25, 2020, 11:18 AM Roger Grace &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:roggrac=
e@telus.net">roggrace@telus.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div><div>Two questions for the more experienced among us ...=
<br></div><div><br></div><div>My BJ8 steering box is leaking. From the fron=
t cover and more significantly from the shaft.<br></div><div><br></div><div=
>Firstly, is it possible to replace the shaft oil seal without removing the=
 box ? - that is not going to happen at the moment.<br></div><div>Looks sor=
t of feasible to me and possibly the most difficult issue would be extracti=
ng the old seal ?<br></div><div><br></div><div>Secondly as often mentioned =
here is to refill the box with some Penrite or similar NGLI 00 liquid greas=
e. Is there a sensible/practical tecnique to get it into the filler hole ?.=
 Grease gun with plastic tube ? Sounds messy job to me.<br></div><div><br><=
/div><div>Comments/ideas appreciated.<br></div><div><br></div><div>rg<br></=
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