[Healeys] Steering problem

i erbs eyera3000 at gmail.com
Sat Aug 6 22:31:16 MDT 2016 

Have you greased all of your fittings?

Mr. Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
1959 Austin Healey 100-6
please forgive odd words and auto corrects as   my phone cannot understand
my misspellings

On Aug 6, 2016 3:52 PM, "John and Judy Carter" <jc9821 at msn.com> wrote:

> What steps can I take in my BJ8 to make it steer easier. I have a new worm
> gear but have not installed it yet. I have filled the box with thick oil to
> prevent leaking.
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>    1. Re: Steering idler bits (Chris Scholz)
>    2. Re: electric fan for 3000??? (Bob Spidell)
>    3. Re: Steering idler bits (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Steve=20B.=20Gerow?=)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 18:39:53 +0000
> From: Chris Scholz <drscholz at visioncenterpc.com>
> To: Al Malin <amalin at mac.com>
> Cc: "Healeys at autox.team.net" <Healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Steering idler bits
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> I am using the John Deere grease and it doesn't leak anymore but there is
> a trace amount of seepage.  I did not rebuild the box and seals.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Chris Scholz OD
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> > On Aug 4, 2016, at 9:42 PM, Al Malin <amalin at mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > I?ve heard some people have used John Deere Corn Head grease in this
> application with success. Don?t know if that is true. Just repeating what
> I?ve heard.
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEwk_sYP6A8
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> > Al Malin
> > Tricarb
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> >> On Aug 4, 2016, at 3:03 PM, Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Many thanks to one and all.
> >> a)      I had misread the parts diagram. I knew something was a bit
> off, hence the query.
> >> b)      Indeed, an apparently simple task is a potential labour of
> Hercules and I?m very glad that I asked!
> >> c)       I shall fill the thing up with Penrite Steering Box lube and
> see how that goes.
> >>
> >> Simon
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> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 18:44:49 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> To: Reinhart Rosner <reinhart.rosner at aon.at>
> Cc: healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] electric fan for 3000???
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> What's a rocker gear?
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "Reinhart Rosner" <reinhart.rosner at aon.at>
> To: "randy dickson" <rdickson at midwestarchaeology.com>, "healeys" <
> healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2016 11:58:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] electric fan for 3000???
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> Randy,
>
> first of all I would recommend to search for the reason, why your BJ7 is
> getting a lot more hot recently.
>
>
>
> I had a similar problem with my 100 some years ago. After almost 10 years
> driving around without any overheating, even when being stuck in traffic
> jam in Vienna with 30 deg C outside or driving up the Austrian mountains in
> summertime. The temperature gauge never showed anything more than 180 deg F
> (app 85 deg C). Maybe the louvred bonnet did help too.
>
>
>
> Then all of a sudden my 100 started with overheating problems, went that
> hot, that the engine began to sputter and later quit working and only could
> be restarted after cooling down. This happened in slow traffic and in the
> mountains.
>
>
>
> I checked and fixed one thing after the other: carbs, ignition, radiator,
> head and exhaust gasket, water pump, thermostat, ... I even exchanged the
> complete exhaust system just to be sure that there is no problem coming
> from this point.
>
>
>
> Throughout all this my mechanic always told me to install an electric fan
> and all problems would be gone. The only concession I made is a six blade
> fan, which did help a little, but did not cure the problem.
>
>
>
> During one last drive I heard some noise and we found out that it came
> from a main bearing which destroyed the crankshaft. And while the engine is
> out he could search for the real cause for the overheating and found out
> that it came from the rocker gear.
>
>
>
> Conclusion:
>
> Starting with no problems and then from one point having a lot of
> difficulties made me oppose to install an electric fan and rather search
> for the real cause. My experience is that in the climate zone I live in my
> 100 should run without, except if you race your car.
>
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> Good luck
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> Reinhart
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> Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2016 19:38:15 -0800
> From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Steve=20B.=20Gerow?=" <steveg at abrazosdata.com>
> To: healeys at autox.team.net <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Steering idler bits
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> Loosen the bolts on the front of the steering box. The goop will drip out.
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> From: "rrengineer.mike" <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
> To: Earl Kagna <kags at shaw.ca>, Healey List <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Steering idler bits
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> How would you go about purging the old oil/Grease to replace it with the
> John Deere stuff? ?
> Mike MacLeanSan Bernardino (where it is 106 degrees plus on some summer
> days here)
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> Maker of most complete rear disc kit
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