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same here.
On 1/25/2020 1:40 PM, Team.net wrote:
> Agreed, works for me too.
>
>> On Jan 25, 2020, at 4:12 PM, <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com
>> <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com
>>
>> I took someoneâ??s advice and bought a John Deere grease gun and a
>> couple of tubes of their â??Cornhead Greaseâ??. One tube will probably be
>> enoughâ?¦..
>> The grease gun has a one-handed pistol grip pump action and a long
>> flexible tube/nozzle. Â You can get it right up to or into the
>> steering box. I forget. Decent item and I needed a modern grease gun
>> anyhow.
>> The grease is, they do say, â??Specially formulated not to leak from
>> the corn head gearcase or drain from the gears during idle periodsâ??.
>> Followed by a load of guff with lots of long words. Personally, I
>> donâ??t have a clue as to what a â??corn headâ?? is though it sounds a bit
>> like Bart Simpson. However, I sort of recall one of our experts
>> saying that itâ??s designed application was perfect for our steering boxes.
>> Works for me,
>> Simon
>> *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
>> *Sent:*25 January 2020 19:18
>> *To:*Austin Healey <healeys@autox.team.net
>> *Subject:*[Healeys] Steering Box Questions
>> 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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<p><font face="Tahoma">same here.</font><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/25/2020 1:40 PM, Team.net wrote:<br>
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Agreed, works for me too.<br class="">
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<div class="">On Jan 25, 2020, at 4:12 PM, <<a
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"; class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>>
<<a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com";
class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>>
wrote:</div>
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<div class="">
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
class="">I took someoneâ??s advice and bought a John
Deere grease gun and a couple of tubes of their
â??Cornhead Greaseâ??. One tube will probably be
enoughâ?¦..<o:p
class=""></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
class="">The grease gun has a one-handed pistol grip
pump action and a long flexible tube/nozzle. Â You can
get it right up to or into the steering box. I forget.
Decent item and I needed a modern grease gun anyhow.<o:p
class=""></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
class="">The grease is, they do say, â??Specially
formulated not to leak from the corn head gearcase or
drain from the gears during idle periodsâ??. Followed by
a load of guff with lots of long words. Personally, I
donâ??t have a clue as to what a â??corn headâ?? is though
it sounds a bit like Bart Simpson. However, I sort of
recall one of our experts saying that itâ??s designed
application was perfect for our steering boxes.<o:p
class=""></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
class="">Works for me,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
class="">Simon<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
class=""><o:p class="">Â </o:p></span></div>
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<div style="border-style: solid none none;
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225); padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;" class="">
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b
class=""><span class="" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
class="" lang="EN-US"><span
class="Apple-converted-space">Â </span>Healeys
<<a
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";
class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>><span
class="Apple-converted-space">Â </span><b
class="">On Behalf Of<span
class="Apple-converted-space">Â </span></b>Roger
Grace<br class="">
<b class="">Sent:</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space">Â </span>25 January
2020 19:18<br class="">
<b class="">To:</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space">Â </span>Austin
Healey <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br
class="">
<b class="">Subject:</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space">Â </span>[Healeys]
Steering Box Questions<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p
class="">Â </o:p></div>
<div class="">
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif;" class="">Two questions for the more
experienced among us ...<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class="">Â </o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif;" class="">My BJ8 steering box is
leaking. From the front cover and more significantly
from the shaft.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class="">Â </o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif;" class="">Firstly, is it possible to
replace the shaft oil seal without removing the box
? - that is not going to happen at the moment.<o:p
class=""></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif;" class="">Looks sort of feasible to me
and possibly the most difficult issue would be
extracting the old seal ?<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class="">Â </o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif;" class="">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.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class="">Â </o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,
sans-serif;" class="">Comments/ideas appreciated.<o:p
class=""></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
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font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span
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