[Healeys] Steering Box and Wire Wheel Questions--BJ8

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Sun Jun 14 18:14:16 MDT 2015


ref: '... it may be possible to replace the oil seal with the box in the 
car...'

I've done it.  Get some small diameter steel rod--1/4" should do it--cut 
into four pieces and grind the ends flat back about an inch or more 
(like a long, flat screwdriver tip).  On two of them, bend the very tips 
into a 'hook;' you'll use these to extract the old seal.  Work these in 
and pull the old seal out, then tap the new seal(s) in with the straight 
rods.

Can be done.

Bob

On 6/14/2015 4:13 PM, Jean Caron wrote:
> I will answer your question #2. You can replace the dust excluder by 
> removing the steering lever and it may be possible to replace the oil 
> seal with the box in the car, I have never done it that way, likely a 
> little more difficult. However, I would lave it in and instead I would 
> drain the oil and replace it with John Deere Corn Head Grease, it is a 
> light grease and that will take care of your leak. I did this on the 
> suggestion of Bob Yule at Autofarm about two years ago, best thing I 
> did to stop the leak.
>
> Jean
>

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