[Healeys] Steering box

[Patrick & Caroline Quinn]

G'day Charlie

Penrite make a lubricant specifically for steering boxes. Used to be in a
bottle, but it now comes in a grease tube for use with greasing guns. It's
really heavy stuff and is as black as the inside of a dead bear's bum.

Have a look at:-

http://www.penriteoil.com.au/products.php?id_categ=14&id_products=90

Penrite is an Australian company that has distributors in the US. I have
used it for some years and thinks it's great. I don't own the company but
they do send me a million dollars everytime they sell it in the US.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob
Spidell
Sent: Wednesday, 17 September 2014 1:46 PM
To: Charlie Schott; healeys at autox.team.net; editorgary at aol.com
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Steering box

Heeeeeeeeeere we go!

80W-90 (or 85W-90, or 90W-140, etc.) gear oil works fine, if the box is
well-sealed (fresh bush and seal).  If not, Penrite steering box lube has
been recommended, as well as a John Deere tractor grease whose name escapes
me.  Have seen STP recommended as well.

IMO, use gear oil unless the box leaks badly.

Bob


On 9/16/2014 8:29 PM, Charlie Schott wrote:
> Would someone please tell me what kind of lube I should put into the
steering box on a 1960 BT7. Thanks.
>
> Regards,
>
> Charlie Schott
>
>
>


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