Hey Mike,
My steering box has grease in it and it doesn't leak. I tried oil, and
it just ran out of the steering box seals. Grease temporarily has kept the
car on the road. However, if you have oil in the box then the small metal
shavings/filings end up sinking to the bottom. If you use grease, they
remain suspended and accelerate the wear.
I have acquired a spare steering box which I will rebuild shortly and
change out "on the fly" in TS72747LO. I'll be running oil and not grease in
it.
I think that my second TR will get a rack and pinion.
Good luck.
Bill Brewer
Tehachapi, CA
1960 & 1961 TR3A's
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Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 18:03:46 -0500
From: "Mike Barron" <mbarron37@home.com>
Subject: Steering box grease
Well, I haven't seen an answer on the list, and I sure don't know whether
it's
the right thing to do, but I thought it would be better to have some grease
down there, than no oil, after it leaks out. So, I had the mechanic fill
the
box with a synthetic grease. I've still got as good a steering as I always
have had, but that ain't saying much.
Mike Barron
73 TR6
60 TR3
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