Fill it up, and check to see if it is full occasioanally. Gravity works, and
eventually any air will work it's way to the top. Or jack up the car, fill
it, work the steering, top it up again, steer it side to side again, fill it
again, till all the air escapes.
The movements of the components in the box keep it stirred up.!
Rich W
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Robertson" <ckrobertson@hotmail.com>
To: <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Steering Box -- final answer
> Wow, now that's a neat solution that's news to me. I have a concern
though:
> The American boxes are designed to have grease packed in them. What
keeps
> the grease from squeezing away from all the wear surfaces in the roadster?
>
>
> >From: "Richard Wright" <duntov1@attbi.com>
> >Reply-To: "Richard Wright" <duntov1@attbi.com>
> >To: <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Fw: Steering Box -- final answer
> >Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 21:31:42 -0600
> >
> >After 35 yrs of messin' with old cars., I've learned not to just work on
> >cars, but to fix them.
> >On a 30+ yr old car, if you fill an unrestored ( not newly resealed)
> >steering box with oil, it will leak out all over the frame etc. now this
> >will help keep your car from rusting, but it will ruin A-arm bushings
> >(rubber) etc.
> >Old American cars use grease in the steering boxes. Grease is now what I
> >put
> >in all old cars with steering boxes, it doesn't leak out all over the
place
> >and go then go dry, and does a great job of lubing the box
> >permanently-...fixed!
> >Richard Wright
> >Dallas
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <Geegc@aol.com>
> >To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 6:57 PM
> >Subject: Steering Box -- Redline's final answer
> >
> >
> > > If a hypoid 90 weight gear oil is called for in the steering box, I
> >would
> >recommend the 75W90.
> > >
> > > Regards, Dave
> > > Red Line Oil
> > >
> > > Of course this was datsunmike's answer yesterday as well.
> > >
> > > Gary C
> > > Return-path: <Geegc@aol.com>
> > > From: Geegc@aol.com
> > > Full-name: Geegc
> > > Message-ID: <31.224fe870.299d3a97@aol.com>
> > > Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 11:06:47 EST
> > > Subject: Fwd: Redline's answer
> > > To: Geegc@aol.com
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> > > From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
> > > To: <Geegc@aol.com>
> > > References: <cd.1323bcc5.299caf84@aol.com>
> > > Subject: Re: Redline's answer
> > > Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 06:44:11 -0500
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> > > Just use 75/90 in the box.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <Geegc@aol.com>
> > > To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:13 AM
> > > Subject: Redline's answer
> > >
> > >
> > > > I asked redline what to use in the 1600. They answered:
> > > >
> > > > "In your Datsun 1600 transmission I would recommend the Red Line
MT-90
> >and
> > > > the 75W90 in the differential. Thank you for your interest in Red
> >Line
> > > Oil."
> > > >
> > > > My guess is that they would also recommend MT 90 in the steering
box,
> >as
> > > the
> > > > 1966 service book calls for MP90 Hypoid gear oil.
> > > >
> > > > Gary C
> > > > red one
> > > > black one
> > > >
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