oil drip end steering col

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ford31

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my 31 pickup has a oil drip at end of steering col. not bad never seen on floor I guess it stays on pan,truck drives great almost no play in steering wheel,while some one moves steering wheel back and forth I can see shaft that goes to pitman arm move a tiny(up and down) bit, oil does seem thin that drips,truck sit in body shop waiting its turn for paint 1 year,a spot under motor at drain plug about size of dime non under steering but engine pan is oily
 
they make an end plate that has a breather tube that stops the leak . they also make a new side plate with a seal in it to stop that leak . .. steve
 
My 2 tooth also leaks near the frame side. I suspect the cork gasket between the box and the sector, which I still have to replace. I use 25% STP with the 600W to slow the leak down somewhat, until I pull the assembly out next winter.
 
Mine leaked like a sieve when i got it last year. i got my grease gun out and filled it with reg. grease, it don't leak a drop and it steer's like new.
I know a lot of folk's here will say don't do that because grease will channel and do damage the s/g/b, not so, i have an old military jeep with the same basic gear box, it also leak'ed, i did the same with it [grease] ..thats been 10 years ago, not one drop and it steer's great.
I think if Henry Ford would have had the modern day grease that we have today he probley would have used it also.
a friend of mine was a motorpool SGT. in the ARMY, he told me that was the standard fix on some of the older vech's.
it's an easy fix, and you can alway's rebuild later....then make a mess. JMHO.
 
they make both side plates & end plates with seals in them . ive put them on mie & virtually stopped the leaks . i get a very small snivel out of the side plate , but i think my sector shaft is worn ...... good stuff really ........... steve
 
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