Steering Time

[marc hildebrant]

Group,

The Les Andrews book warns against using grease in the steering box. The user should use just 600 W oil.

Anyone know why this could be a problem ?

Regards,
Marc

 

[Jim Baskin III Pa.]

Marc,the best answer I can give you is the 600W oil has a clinging agent added to it and will stay on the teeth where grease will squish out and cause metal to metal contact.

 

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The 600 w steam engine oil stays on the gears as Jim says.
I plain 'O say 600 w oil is just too darn thick to flow past any seal. It's like leakless oil :-}

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[BruceUpstate NY]

A steering box needs a lube that will flow. Grease doesn't