Technical Steering

What is the best grease to put in a 55 chevy steering box ?

 

600 wt. No joke. It exists.

Ray

 

That's exactly what I used in my '54 Ford steering box,,got it at NAPA. HRP

 

Put a zerk fitting in mine and pumped it full. Tim

 

X3 on the 600wt. I got it at NAPA also. Grease will eventually cavitate if that's a word...gets pushed out away from the moving parts and stays there.

 

600w, other wise known as model A trans oil..I use it in my Crosley crash box..

 

Thanks for the help guys, 600 it is.

 

Where do you get that stuff ?

 

NAPA has it on the shelf. I just went in and told him I wanted the heaviest gear oil available, and that's what he sold me.

 

Look for 0 or 00 grade grease, it flows back in on itself. Regular gun grease will not flow back once its pushed to the side. A really good and cheap grease is John Deere corn head grease. Its a self leveling grease ( 0 grade ) available from any John Deere tractor supply. Its around $2 to $3 a tube and one usually will fill a gear box.
http://www.greenpartstore.com/John-Deere-Special-Purpose-Corn-Head-Gun-Grease-AN102562.html
http://lubromation.com/pdf/CONSISTENCYGRADES.pdf

 

Thanks, Joe∆∆∆

 

Here is another very good brand, http://www.penriteoil.com.au/tech_pdfs_new/VVC_AUS.pdf

 

Thanks for your help !