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Re: [oletrucks] Steering Gear Lube

To: "J Forbes" <jforbes@primenet.com>,
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Steering Gear Lube
From: "Allen Jones" <jonesal@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 14:46:23 -0800
On Jim's recommendation a few years ago, I used it in my 50's steering gear
box, and it works great!  Good stuff.

Allen in Seattle
'50 3100

----- Original Message -----
From: "J Forbes" <jforbes@primenet.com>
To: "Old Trucks List" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 2:19 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Steering Gear Lube


> Hi...
>
> I've had trouble with using either 90wt gear oil, or
> grease...the oil leaks out and doesn't do it's job
> of lubricating, and the grease doesn't flow enough
> to do it's job of lubricating.
>
> So...the best thing is to use the GM lube that's
> made for the job, part #1052182 at your Chevy
> dealer.  It comes in a 10 oz tube, enough for one
> steering gear box.  The tube I'm staring at is a few
> years old, so it's possible the part number has
> changed.
>
> Jim F
> 59s in AZ
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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