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This thread really brought up some interesting questions. I will now check my lubricant level in my gearbox, when I get the car back from the body shop. The shop manual tells what grease to use and how to properly fill the box. Found this in the lubrication/maintenance section.
Then I started looking for a cross reference for the grease that was specified and found this link to a thread on this site. It's well worth the read:
This forum is for discussions of all topics relating to the 1958, 1959 and 1960 Thunderbirds.
The recommended grease is B8A-19578-A which also cross references to C3AZ 19578-A (Rotunda # R157A). What are you guys using for grease? Some say to use a good moly based grease.
Nyles
Last edited by Tbird1044; October 1, 2014, 10:33 PM.
Reason: more info
... the box has been operating for a very long time with no lubrication.
Do NOT drive this car. Have it towed to a repair garage where the steering box can be internally inspected, then proceed from there...
We generally use gear lube in steering boxes. Gear lube is 90W oil (rear end dope) that keeps the recirculating parts lubricated. This business of using grease was introduced for leaky boxes, when the owner didn't want to pull the pitman arm to change the lower seal. - Dave
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