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

[E.A. Driver]

On 14/06/2015 6:03 PM, E.A. Driver wrote:
> To add to Jean's suggestion, I have actually replaced the dust 
> extruder and oil seal  by first removing the steering arm,
> then using a small screw driver with its' blade bent as a hook to 
> remove them. Then carefully pushing their replacements into place
> with a small punch of which the end was ground flat.   I added Penrite 
> steering box oil; and also on Jean's suggestion
> obtained from him some John Deere corn head grease.
>
> Ed
>
> On 14/06/2015 5:13 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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