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I=E2=80=99m not involved w/British cars, but old Japanese cars & would like s=
ome information about the vehicles that y=E2=80=99all are considering using c=
ornhead grease on. Are these steering boxes recirculating ball or worm & peg=
boxes? The Datsun roadsters I=E2=80=99m involved with use both types depend=
ing on year.=20
Peace,
Pat
Pat Horne=20
We support Habitat for Humanity
On May 4, 2021, at 11:26 PM, Jack Brooks <JIBrooks@live.com> wrote:
=EF=BB=BF
A lot of Triumph guys like Cornhead grease in the steering box too. Leaks a=
re a lot less likely than the specified oils.
=20
Jack
=20
From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Jim Stone
Sent: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 10:37 AM
To: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Cc: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Steering gear oil
=20
Thanks, Bob. I didn=E2=80=99t want to hijack the thread, so I changed the su=
bject line, just in case anyone else was interested in the topic.=20
=20
Cornhead grease was recently suggested on the Alpine forum, probably by some=
one who owns an Alpine and a Healey. In fact, I found the cotton picker oil w=
hile looking for cornhead grease. Besides being more readily available, at l=
east if you have a Tractor Supply nearby, it is just slightly thinner than t=
he grease, which might make it easier to get in the box but still thick enou=
gh not to leak out. I won=E2=80=99t know until I try it, and that might be a=
while. This is pretty low on my to do list right now; I just bought it beca=
use I was in the vicinity of a TS store, something that doesn=E2=80=99t happ=
en all that often.=20
=20
Sent from my iPhone
On May 4, 2021, at 10:28 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
=EF=BB=BF Side note: The 'goto' for leaky steering boxes in the Austin-Heale=
y universe is John Deere 'Cornhead Grease;' available at many places online (=
and probably equivalent to spindle grease). A friend sent me a couple tubes,=
but I haven't tried it yet; getting it in the box is the hard part.
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">I=E2=80=99m not involved w/British cars, bu=
t old Japanese cars & would like some information about the vehicles tha=
t y=E2=80=99all are considering using cornhead grease on. Are these steering=
boxes recirculating ball or worm & peg boxes? The Datsun roadsters I=E2=
=80=99m involved with use both types depending on year. <div><br></div>=
<div>Peace,</div><div>Pat<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Pat Horne <div>We sup=
port Habitat for Humanity</div><div><br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On M=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.te=
am.net> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Jim Stone<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 4, 2021 10:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net><br>
<b>Cc:</b> shop-talk@autox.team.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] Steering gear oil<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks, Bob. I didn=E2=80=99t want to hijack the thre=
ad, so I changed the subject line, just in case anyone else was interested i=
n the topic. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Cornhead grease was recently suggested on the Alpine f=
orum, probably by someone who owns an Alpine and a Healey. In fact, I found t=
he cotton picker oil while looking for cornhead grease. Besides being m=
ore readily available, at least if
you have a Tractor Supply nearby, it is just slightly thinner than the grea=
se, which
<u>might</u> make it easier to get in the box but still thick enough not to l=
eak out. I won=E2=80=99t know until I try it, and that might be a while. Thi=
s is pretty low on my to do list right now; I just bought it because I was i=
n the vicinity of a TS store, something
that doesn=E2=80=99t happen all that often. <o:p></o:p></p>
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ast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=EF=BB=BF Side note: The 'goto' for leaky steering bo=
xes in the Austin-Healey universe is John Deere 'Cornhead Grease;' available=
at many places online (and probably equivalent to spindle grease). A friend=
sent me a couple tubes, but I haven't
tried it yet; getting it in the box is the hard part.<o:p></o:p></p>
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