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Leaking greese on farmall steering gear

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Warren Opp

12-16-2004 10:47:21




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My SMTA has a very bad geese leak on the steering gear. Is it much of a job to replace the seal and bushings? Are those parts still availible? If so who would bee good supplier? Thanks for all your help. Warren




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farmallforever

12-17-2004 15:49:46




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 Re: Leaking greese on farmall steering gear in reply to Warren Opp, 12-16-2004 10:47:21  
Where is it leaking from ? If by radiator you have to pull long steering shaft out and replace bearing and seal it comes out the front .. If leaking out the bottom just jack up the front of tractor and take off 4 bolts if trike..One bolt is different and make sure it goes back in the same hole ...Now drop main shaft down and out of steering box and replace bearing and seal ...Now some people use grease but grease does not flow like heavy oil does so just think about it which one do you think would be better?

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Ramon from NC

12-17-2004 06:13:08




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 Re: Leaking greese on farmall steering gear: Metho in reply to Warren Opp, 12-16-2004 10:47:21  
So what method do you use to add grease to the steering box? Do you just take a grease gun and keep squirting it in until it reaches the normal fill line you would use with gear oil? Thanks Ramon



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Bob M

12-17-2004 08:09:15




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 Re: Leaking greese on farmall steering gear: Metho in reply to Ramon from NC, 12-17-2004 06:13:08  
Ramon - I buy a container of wheel bearing grease, then use a clean putty knife to scoop it out of the can and into the gearbox. It's faster and neater than pumping it out of a gun or trying to scoop grease from inside a gun cartridge.

Make sure to work grease into the narrow space between the worm wheel and the inner circumference of the gearbox, then pack the box as full as possible before bolting on the cover!

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PHARSALIA SNOKKI

12-16-2004 17:20:42




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 Re: Leaking greese on farmall steering gear in reply to Warren Opp, 12-16-2004 10:47:21  
CHECK THE GEAR BOX FOR WATER FIRST AND THEN FIX THE PROBLEM--COULD BE A LOT OF WATER SEEPING IN HAS FLOATED THE GREASE OUT snokki



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edsmartass

12-16-2004 16:42:09




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 Re: Leaking greese on farmall steering gear in reply to Warren Opp, 12-16-2004 10:47:21  
where did all the "geese" go,to the pond??



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PA Steve

12-16-2004 14:20:08




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 Re: Leaking greese on farmall steering gear in reply to Warren Opp, 12-16-2004 10:47:21  
I agree with Bob on filling the gearbox with grease. It's easy and it works.



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Bob M

12-16-2004 11:42:40




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 Re: Leaking grease on farmall steering gear in reply to Warren Opp, 12-16-2004 10:47:21  
Warren - Aside that a couple large and very heavy parts (lower bolster and bolster pivot shaft) that must be removed to replace the seal, it's not a bad job. A new seal and upper bushing will cost about $30 or so.

However assuming the gearbox is leaking heavy gear oil (that's the lube called for in the geabox), an easier solution is to remove what oil is left then pack the box with good quality gun grease. The grease will not leak out thru the pivot shaft seal, and it will lube the steering worm and gear as well as 80W-90 or #140 gear oil.

I did this to both of mine several years ago. Both still steer fine and neither has leaked a drop of grease.

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Keith T

12-16-2004 15:40:59




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 Re: Leaking grease on farmall steering gear in reply to Bob M, 12-16-2004 11:42:40  
Bob Gun grease will work but I've found that John Deere corn head gearbox lube works better and stays in a flowable state better than gun grease.Its all I ever use,it comes in tube like regular gun grease.



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