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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hello<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>When I first used Penrite steering lube it was a real pain in the arse to pour being so thick. Even placing the bottle in hot water didn’t help all that much. It does pour but patience is a virtue.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Someone at Penrite had a brainwave and it’s now sold in tubes that fit inside grease guns and it’s simple. I have Penrite steering lube in the steering boxes of both the Healey and Austin-Healey. IT DOES NOT LEAK!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hoo Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Blue Mountains, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Earl Kagna<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 5 August 2016 2:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> Healey List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Steering idler bits<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#141100'>Simon:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#141100'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#141100'>In my first post, I was mistaken – I was remembering doing that job on my tri-carb, only it was on the steering box, not the idler.  Makes a lot of difference re: draining – the steering box side can be drained by loosening the 4 bolts holding the bottom cover on enough to let the oil drain out over a couple of days into a container placed below,  which is what I did.  Unfortunately, as Mike has queried, there is no way to do this on the idler side – about all one can do is use some kind of a small suction device to get out whatever can be gotten to that way through the fill hole.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#141100'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#141100'>The Penrite is so thick that you’ll need to warm it up and use a small injection device to properly top it off.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#141100'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#141100'>Sorry for the ‘brain fart’.  Or maybe it was the good Russian Vodka taken earlier on the day that I wrote the post.  Doesn’t matter, getting old!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#141100'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#141100'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#141100'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#141100'>Earl Kagna<br>Victoria, B.C.<br>BJ8, BT7 tri-carb<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:wh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