[Healeys] Steering Box -BJ8 - Follow up tools

[Derek Job]

I have just replaced the seal at the same time as I had to replace the
steering arm due to a 'shunt'. I did it with the box in the car. The
trickiest part was getting a 'puller' that could fit in the limited space
available. Once the arm is off, the rest is easy. I always use pen rite
steering box lube nowadays.

Derek

On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 2:55 AM, Roger Grace <roggrace at telus.net> wrote:

>   I would be interested to see a pix of your brass drain plug socket as
> well if possible ....
> rg
>
>  *From:* E.A. Driver <edriver at sasktel.net>
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 14, 2015 6:25 PM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Steering Box -BJ8 - Follow up tools
>
>  Hi Tom
>
> I went to my tool chest which has a drawer set aside for home made tools,
> amongst these are a socket designed by
> Michael Salter for removal of the brass drain plug on BJ8s as well as the
> tools I used for the removal and
> replacement of the dust extruder and oil seal for the steering box of a
> BJ8.  I have attached two photos of
> the items I used, the very small screw driver, the small punch and the
> third item used to push the two replacement
> items into final position (a piece of mild steel partially curved to match
> the shaft of the steering shaft
> (like Bob Spidell, Michael,  and Jean sometimes  necessity is the mother
> of ones ingenuity) ;-)
> Cheers
> Ed
> Saskatoon
> Historian, AHCUSA
>
>
> On 14/06/2015 6:15 PM, E.A. Driver wrote:
>
> 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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