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URGENT HELP fj45 steereing box question

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URGENT HELP fj45 steereing box question

Post by Matt_88 »

should a 1977 fj45 steering box(non power steering) have oil or grease in it???
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Surely the teeth should be lubed, grease wise?
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Post by Matt_88 »

well i just sold a fully rebuilt one on ebay and the guy has picked it up and taken it home, pulled it apart and now is telling me its full of grease and not oil and it has cost him 6 dollars in degreaser and an hour to clean it. and is trying to tell me onli one seal looks new.
this has never been used since rebuild.

he also wants a partial refund.

so im pretty sure they have oil and not grease in them.. am i right?

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please anyone?
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From the manual

Steering Gear Lubricant Type SAE90 gear oil
Steering Gear Lubricant quantity 0.6US qt/ o.5 Imp qt (0.6 liters)
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Post by Matt_88 »

ok so oil... why would the shop that rebuilt them put grease in them???
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Post by joel HJ60 »

The grease may just have been an assembly grease
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Matt_88 wrote:ok so oil... why would the shop that rebuilt them put grease in them???
because they couldn't be bothered or couldn't fix the oil leaks
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Post by AZZA'S HJ47 »

the workshop manual advises that you either put in a thick oil or runny grease what does the bloke expect it to be lubed with hopes and dreams :2gunfire:
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Post by chunks »

Who the fark pulls apart a brand new rebuilt steering box?? I won't even pull apart a farked one!! :lol:
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Post by AZZA'S HJ47 »

apparently this bloke tell him that its fine tell him to pull his head out of his A#@
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Post by little rusty »

well after a few years of driving I noticed the filler/breather on my steering box and discovered it should have oil. so i basically then poured half a litre of oil straight onto the driveway as the seals were no good. after 5 years of driving with no oil its a little loose but still fine.

grease would work if its worn a litlle but after paying to have it rebuilt I would expect new seals to be in it and oil not to leak out.

unless you were offering a guarantee/warranty on the ebay add - stuff it. we all make stupid purchases sometimes.
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Post by RAY185 »

Its a fairly old school practice to fill manual steering boxes with a slurry of oil and grease. When I bought my 40 the steering box was dry and I filled it with a mix of about 70% grease and 30% engine oil. Never gave me an ounce of trouble and was a nice tight box (hehe) till I replaced it with 60 series power steering (about 3 years).
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Post by Matt_88 »

ok awsome thanks guys. well ill tell him to stop his bitching and wat not. not my fault, how was i supposed to know.

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Post by matt.mcinnes »

Tell him to add the oil to the grease it will thin the grease and thicken the oil. Ah perfect. :D
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RAY185 wrote:Its a fairly old school practice to fill manual steering boxes with a slurry of oil and grease. When I bought my 40 the steering box was dry and I filled it with a mix of about 70% grease and 30% engine oil. Never gave me an ounce of trouble and was a nice tight box (hehe) till I replaced it with 60 series power steering (about 3 years).
yeah, i second that, a manual steering box does not need gear oil, a slurry of grease is all it needs!

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