Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Steering gear oil

From: Jim Stone <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2021 13:37:24 -0400

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Thanks, Bob. I didn=E2=80=99t want to hijack the thread, so I changed the su=
bject line, just in case anyone else was interested in the topic.=20

Cornhead grease was recently suggested on the Alpine forum, probably by some=
one who owns an Alpine and a Healey. In fact, I found the cotton picker oil w=
hile looking for cornhead grease.  Besides being more readily available, at l=
east if you have a Tractor Supply nearby, it is just slightly thinner than t=
he grease, which might make it easier to get in the box but still thick enou=
gh not to leak out. I won=E2=80=99t know until I try it, and that might be a=
 while. This is pretty low on my to do list right now; I just bought it beca=
use I was in the vicinity of a TS store, something that doesn=E2=80=99t happ=
en all that often.=20

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 4, 2021, at 10:28 AM, Bob Spidell <[email-masked]> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF Side note: The 'goto' for leaky steering boxes in the Austin-Hea=
ley universe is John Deere 'Cornhead Grease;' available at many places onlin=
e (and probably equivalent to spindle grease). A friend sent me a couple tub=
es, but I haven't tried it yet; getting it in the box is the hard part.

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Thanks, Bob. I didn=E2=80=99t want to hijac=
k the thread, so I changed the subject line, just in case anyone else was in=
terested in the topic.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Cornhead grease was recently=
 suggested on the Alpine forum, probably by someone who owns an Alpine and a=
 Healey. In fact, I found the cotton picker oil while looking for cornhead g=
rease. &nbsp;Besides being more readily available, at least if you have a Tr=
actor Supply nearby, it is just slightly thinner than the grease, which <u>m=
ight</u> make it easier to get in the box but still thick enough not to leak=
 out. I won=E2=80=99t know until I try it, and that might be a while. This i=
s pretty low on my to do list right now; I just bought it because I was in t=
he vicinity of a TS store, something that doesn=E2=80=99t happen all that of=
ten.&nbsp;</div><div><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On May 4, 2021, at 10:28 AM, Bob Spidell=
 &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote t=
ype=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF
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    Side note: The 'goto' for leaky steering boxes in the Austin-Healey
    universe is John Deere 'Cornhead Grease;' available at many places
    online (and probably equivalent to spindle grease). A friend sent me
    a couple tubes, but I haven't tried it yet; getting it in the box is
    the hard part.<br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>=

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From: Jack Brooks <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 5 May 2021 04:24:06 +0000

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