<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">I know that I will raise the ire of some with this but, I would not recommend any type of grease unless it becomes a liquid at normal operating temperatures. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">My problem with grease is that the steering box rocker shaft runs steel on steel at the top the tube of the steering box. I have rebuilt quite a few of those boxes and encountered considerable wear of the shaft at that point when they have been low on oil, as in empty, or have been filled with grease because the grease does not seem to get to that area. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">As for changing the seal without removing the box it is possible. A small pitman arm puller can be maneuvered into position to remove the arm then it is just a case of digging the old seal out with an ice pick or dental hook.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Replace the original single seal with a pair of SKF /CR9815 seals and you will be good to go.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">For the front cover, remove it carefully so as not to damage the bearings then reassemble with the slightest amount of sealant between each of the shims and the cover. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">M<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 2:18 PM Roger Grace <<a href="mailto:roggrace@telus.net">roggrace@telus.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div>Two questions for the more experienced among us ...<br></div><div><br></div><div>My BJ8 steering box is leaking. From the front cover and more significantly from the shaft.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Firstly, is it possible to replace the shaft oil seal without removing the box ? - that is not going to happen at the moment.<br></div><div>Looks sort of feasible to me and possibly the most difficult issue would be extracting the old seal ?<br></div><div><br></div><div>Secondly as often mentioned here is to refill the box with some Penrite or similar NGLI 00 liquid grease. Is there a sensible/practical tecnique to get it into the filler hole ?. Grease gun with plastic tube ? Sounds messy job to me.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Comments/ideas appreciated.<br></div><div><br></div><div>rg<br></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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