Cornhead grease and steering gear oil.

I did an experiment several years ago by mixing JDCH grease and the gear oil I normally use in the transmission and rear of my '35 fordor. It did initially mix well, and this mix did not separate during the time I kept it in a small jar on my work bench, probably a couple months. I did this experiment when I started using JDCHG in my steering box because I knew I could not drain all the existing oil out of the box.
 
Just did my 36 to 37 & up gear box swap and filled my rebuilt box w/cornhead, assume this is good?
 

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I put semi fluid grease in my steering box and it was like having power steering, way better than oil, also my headers wrap around both sides of the steering box for max heat.
 
I have installed a grease fitting into the cap of my 1951 Ford steering box. The 140 weight gear oil leaks out of my steering box. My question is whether installing cornhead grease with a grease gun will force out the remaining 140 weight gear oil. Thanks.
 
Personal opinion, I would try and use a suction device to remove as much of the 140 as you can and then let gravity remove the rest of the 140. Then add the Corn Grease. Forcing it out by adding the Corn Grease would and could put pressure and damage the gaskets.
 
Bruce, you crack us all up. It is not corn grease. It is corn head grease. For a corn head/header. On a combine.

You must have grown up in the city.
 
nelsb01 said:
Personal opinion, I would try and use a suction device to remove as much of the 140 as you can and then let gravity remove the rest of the 140. Then add the Corn Grease. Forcing it out by adding the Corn Grease would and could put pressure and damage the gaskets.
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I agree and did this for my '40. Minor leakage for a while and now none.
 
Ken, you are not old enough to remember outhouses and the corn cob cleaners. Corn Grease on the cobs would have been less irritating.

I know that it is for corn picking machinery .... just wanted to save a few key strokes.
 
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