[Healeys] Grease dripping from top of steering column on BN2 non-adjustable

[Skip Saunders]

I thought there was a loose felt cylinder located in the steering column
that should prevent oil from the box reaching the steering wheel end of the
column????

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of John Harper
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 3:00 AM
To: mike brooks
Cc: Healeys
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Grease dripping from top of steering column on BN2
non-adjustable

Mike

Did you by any chance have the front of the car much higher than the back at
any time during your journey.

It does not take much for the steering column to get at an angle where the
box end is higher than the steering wheel. Oil in the box will then run back
and may well end up in your lap or spoil your seat leather.

Regards

> Just returned from 1500 mile trip (Scotland to Goodwood Revival and 
>back - great time and would thoroughly recommend). 100 behaved very 
>well except it spewed grease out of the steering column behind the 
>steering wheel. Last time I had the steering apart was in 2005 when I 
>fitted a horn/indicator assembly off Ebay (missing when acquired car). 
>It has been fine for seven years then suddenly caused this problem. Anyone
got any ideas what's happened?
>
>Thanks in
>advance
>
>Mike Brooks
>'56 BN2
>Scotland

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John Harper
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