Leaking steering box- any suggestions
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Leaking steering box- any suggestions
I rebuilt the steering box on my F-100 and I have a little leak from where the thrust bolt comes through the plate on the side. I have tried a small oil drain plug washer and this didn't do anything. Does anyone have any other ideas?
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From: Appleton, Wisconsin
mines leeking from the exact same spot on my 53
It completely will drain of 85wt gear oil over the coarse of a year if I don't watch it
I'd like to know how to stop it myself
Is there a bottom plate on the box the remove(it kind of looks like the bottom might be removable)
I just want to know if there are metal shavings in there from being possibly run while the box was dry
I didn't discover the box was dry until after many years of driving
It completely will drain of 85wt gear oil over the coarse of a year if I don't watch it
I'd like to know how to stop it myself
Is there a bottom plate on the box the remove(it kind of looks like the bottom might be removable)
I just want to know if there are metal shavings in there from being possibly run while the box was dry
I didn't discover the box was dry until after many years of driving
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From: Littleton, New Hampshire
Many years ago I had a leak in a steering box in a 34 Plymouth. A friend suggested I start adding STP to it instead of gear oil. I tried it and it leaked less and less over time as I kept filling it with STP. Eventually it stopped leaking and I never had any more problems with it. I suppose it had something to do with the thickness of the STP. I didn't notice any difference in how the steering gear worked.
Vern
Vern
