[Healeys] Penrite or John Deere CHG.

[Alan Seigrist]

Ahhhhhh yes, okay I got it.

On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 6:44 PM <simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com> wrote:

> Undo the four “bolts for end cover”, item 24. Attached.
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> Undo them just enough for the contents to begin to escape and *not a
> fraction further*. Put something underneath but resign yourself to a
> mess. Allow plenty of time, like overnight. I didn’t need to but a hot air
> gun might encourage a quicker flow……I don’t suppose that you have to get
> every last drop out.
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> Prior to attempting this, I took advice from the pros and particularly
> recall Michael S’s warning about taking the front plate off in situ. Don’t
> recall the exact whole horror story but it seems that they learnt the hard
> way. I’d guess it was one of those “infinitely easier to disassemble than
> to reassemble” situations.
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> Simon
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> *From:* Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* 08 February 2022 09:55
> *To:* simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com
> *Cc:* Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>; Healey list <
> healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Penrite or John Deere CHG.
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> All -
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> Just a question - How do you get the old oil out of the box?  turkey
> baster?
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> Best,
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> Alan
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> On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 5:52 PM Simon Lachlan via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Bob, that may be a good point. When I went to the agricultural place for
> the grease, they suggested that I buy their grease gun. I bought it for its
> flexible nozzle which is a blessing. Perhaps they sold it so that it
> wouldn’t “liquefy and leak”. I’ve never thought about its inner workings.
> It has a pistol-grip pump action so I suppose that’s the only pressure.
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> Maybe the recipe is to buy the tubes of CHG gloop and use it with a
> pistol-grip pump. I doubt John Deere actually manufacture the gun although
> they’ve branded it and jacked the price up accordingly.
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> It’s a decent thing, though on the large size, and I use it for pretty
> well all greasing jobs.
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> Simon
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> >> It'll liquefy and leak in a spring-loaded grease gun however.
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> On 2/7/2022 3:54 PM, Don via Healeys wrote:
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> Yes John Deere corn head grease.  I had a steering box that wouldn’t hold
> much and I wasn’t about to pull the steering column/box out . I’ve done
> this before but it was on a total rebuild. I filled the box up with this
> corn head grease , and so far no big leaks . 🤞. Time will tell I’m sure
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>             Don
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Feb 7, 2022, at 5:58 PM, i erbs via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Heat it up first in hot water. You'll thank me later.
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> Ira Erbs
> 1959 AH 100-6
> 1967 MGB
> Milwaukie, OR
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> On Mon, Feb 7, 2022, 2:51 PM Bob Begani via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> John Deere Cornhead Grease is what they had made for the cornhead which is
> an articulated joint out at the end of the combine which is like our
> steering box.  I used it 4 years ago and not a drop from the steering box
> so far. Amazon sells it in a cartridge and in tubes.
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> Bob Begani
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> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Team.net
> *Sent:* Monday, February 7, 2022 2:52 PM
> *To:* Ray Juncal <healeyray at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* List Healey <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Penrite
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> John Deere Cornhead Grease.
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