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I'm working on restoring my Farmall 240 and today while playing around with the radiator I checked the steering gear housing in the front bolster for lube level. It is nice and clean but somewhat low so I would like to drain it and replace with the correct lubricant. Both my owners manual and the preventive maintenance manual says to use full strength Hi Torque Amplifer Transmission Lubricant Additive or worm gear lubricant. What is suitable for use in this application as these manuals were written 50 to 60 years ago and I've not seen either product or something labeled as such. There is no evidence of leakage or seepage from the gear box and the steering is still tight. My closest CaseIH dealer (60 miles) is a PIA for restoration folks as it seems like too much bother to find everything NLA. Thanks for any suggestions, Hal.
 
I use 90 - but I'd think you'd be perfectly fine with almost anything that's slippery in there.

As long as it flows well enough to drain occassionally.
 
you can use steering box gear lube. it comes in a tube and you can just squeese it in.GM dealerships have it, or thats where i get it.
 
I've Used 80-90 Gear oil in the past- some leak it out, some don't.

It's a shame your local dealer is a pain. Mine is great with the older stuff. I'm fortunate, I guess.

Have a good one!-Andy
 
Hal, just in case 80-90 wt would leak out, I used 140 wt and it works very well. Easier steering than when I had grease in it.
Hope you get rain; we had 1.1" last wk and .3 this wk....lawn getting a little green again.
Lowell
 
Thanks Ken, Is this something that is thin enough so it will drain out when changing every few years? What is in there now is probably the original factory lube if the truth would be known. It is sort of yellow in color. Just doing a restoration and want to change everything out, Hal.
 
Lowell, Thanks for the response and I think those both would work fine. I don't have any evidence of any leakage at this time and tractor is relativity low hours at almost 2000. The lighter weight would probably be fine for now. I don't seen any reason to fill it with grease at this time and tractor probably won't get but a few hundred hours in the rest of my lifetime anyway.
No rain and hay for most folks around here was only about 1/3 to 1/2 of normal. I was lucky I guess as I put more bales in the barn then ever. I was able to get fertilizer on the fields right before the late winter and spring rains began and the twenty acres of clover was knee high when I cut it in May. My fourty acres of grass hay was about normal too as it was fertilized at the same time. Was done with hay in May in this area as everything was a couple of weeks or more early. We certainly do need rain a lots of folks feeding hay already and selling off a portion of there cows, Hal.
 
Thanks Andy for the response with your suggestions. I don't think I need to go to grease as there is no leakage or seekage that I've found, Hal.
 
Thanks for the response and suggestion. I will probably go with some type of gear oil as there is no leakage or seepage at present. I feel the grease is a superior choice once the seals and bearing get some wear when the leaks begin, Hal.
 
Thanks for the response and I'm going to stay with some type of gear oil as they will all probably be fine, Hal.
 
Thanks Dan for the response and I am aware of the corn head grease but think it is mainly used on leaky or seepy gear boxes. Mine seem to be still tight and leak free at this time so will probably just stay with a gear oil of some type, Hal.
 
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