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19th July 2016, 10:20 AM
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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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19th July 2016 10:20 AM
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19th July 2016, 02:17 PM
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Legendary
Where about in steering box?!
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19th July 2016, 08:58 PM
#3
Advanced
On the top as seen from above ...
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19th July 2016, 11:51 PM
#4
Legendary
Originally Posted by
LandRoverGhost
On the top as seen from above ...
Can you please post a picture? A smart phone one will do..
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19th July 2016, 11:53 PM
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Patrol God
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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20th July 2016, 08:55 AM
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Patrol God
Earlier steering boxes had grease nipples.
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20th July 2016, 04:56 PM
#7
Patrol God
Originally Posted by
nissannewby
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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21st July 2016, 07:06 AM
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Legendary
Originally Posted by
bigguwesty
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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21st July 2016, 07:11 AM
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Patrol God
Originally Posted by
dom14
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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21st July 2016, 07:31 AM
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Patrol Guru
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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