[Roadsters] leaking steering box question

[Linda J]

Which Redline product did you use? I always thought synthetics leaked more.

Linda

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On Jul 5, 2013, at 8:05 AM, Stephen Holst <stephen.holst at randrglobal.com>
wrote:

> On My 1968 the steering box had gone dry and resulted in some loose
steering
> I refilled the box with red line synthetic that leaked slowly.  Every
couple
> of months I refilled.  Currently the seals seemed to have expanded and
there
> is only the occasional droplet.  While I am not of the opinion that
> mechanical things heal themselves I do believe that seals can be
> "re-hydrated".  Worth a try. If you do keep checking the levels if it
> maintains --saved a bunch of work.
> Steve
>
>
> On 7/5/13 12:27 AM, "Gary and Cindy Ault" <aultgc at att.net> wrote:
>
>> I assume your car is pre-1969, and therefore has a worm and roller (Type
A)
>> steering box, although I think a similar repair on a Type B box will be
>> pretty much the same.
>>
>> There is an oil seal on the bottom of the box where the shaft exists and
the
>> Pittman arm is attached.  Good chance that is the source of your leak.
>> Unfortunately, it is not easy to correct, as you'll need to 1) disconnect
>> the cross rod joint and tie rod end from the Pittman arm, and 2) remove
the
>> Pittman arm from the steering shaft.  Remove the top of the steering box.
>> Disconnect the steering U-joint and pull the steering column backward into
>> the car about six inches.  Remove the rear (traingular shaped) cover, and
>> withdraw the worm gear.  Then you can withdraw the steering shaft from the
>> steering box through the top of the box..  Pry out the seal and install a
>> new one, then put things back together.  That's what I recall without
>> looking at the exploded diagram.  You may be able to do all this with the
>> box in the car, but it's easier with the box removed.  That said, removing
>> the box with the radiator and all the other stuff up front in place was a
>> real bear.
>>
>> I once bought a used Type A box on eBay which was said to be tight and
have
>> no apparent wear in the worm gear.  The seller was correct on those
points,
>> but the box was not filled with gear oil as Nissan intended, but rather
was
>> packed with lithium moly grease.  That might have worked OK, but I cleaned
>> it out, and, presuming that the grease was put in because the lower seal
was
>> leaking and the owner didn't want to pull the box apart, I pulled the box
>> apart, cleaned out the grease, replaced the lower seal and installed it in
>> my '67-1/2 2000.  Works fine.  You could try the grease trick -- I'm just
>> one for keeping things the way the factory intended.  As long as you get
>> enough grease into the box to assure good pubrication between the worm
gear
>> and roller, it may work.
>>
>> If you want further discussion, contact me off List.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ed and Sandie" <edsandie at telus.net>
>> To: <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 4:45 PM
>> Subject: [Roadsters] leaking steering box question
>>
>>
>>> Hi there, well we finally have our cute little roadster on the road,
>>> learning
>>> a lot about this little car took it for our first fun drive yesterday so
>>> my
>>> husband could teach me the shifting etc, what fun!  But today I noticed
>>> something leaking under and behind the front drivers side wheel, my
>>> husband
>>> jacked the car up and it looks as though it is coming from the steering
>>> box.
>>> Now we did fill this up is it possible we over filled it or is there
>>> another
>>> problem we are soon to learn about!....
>>>
>>> Sandie
>>>
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