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    Question Grease point / nipple on Steering box - what grease ?

    Hi , I found a grease point / nipple on my GQ 1989 steering box.
    (Never had such a luxury on my old Land Rovers ;-) )

    What grease should I use and how much - will it spill out somewhere telling me 'enough' ?

    Thx.
    J.

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    Where about in steering box?!
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    On the top as seen from above ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by LandRoverGhost View Post
    On the top as seen from above ...
    Can you please post a picture? A smart phone one will do..
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    Probably not a grease nipple, but more the adjusting grub screw to adjust backlash.
    Some rod ends however do require greasing but that's under the box.
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    Earlier steering boxes had grease nipples.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nissannewby View Post
    Earlier steering boxes had grease nipples.
    Must have changed about 1990 then as my 91 series one gq didn't have one.
    I would have thought greasable would have been better?
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigguwesty View Post
    Must have changed about 1990 then as my 91 series one gq didn't have one.
    I would have thought greasable would have been better?
    What purpose does the grease serve inside the steering box?
    What about the steering pump oil(dexIII)?
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    Quote Originally Posted by dom14 View Post
    What purpose does the grease serve inside the steering box?
    What about the steering pump oil(dexIII)?
    Without having seen it and the OP saying top I'd assume it's the input shaft?
    Maybe it is easier to let the oil lubricate the whole pump instead of seperating it?
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    Big truck steering boxes have a grease nipple on the output shaft to lubricate the big bearing & acts as a seal , might have been a similar theory ?

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