Thread: Reversed corvair steering box question???

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One issue might be if it's real close to the exhaust. It may be getting hot and the grease is melting and then leaking out the seal. Just a thought.

Hey Don, I got ahold of the one guy you told me to get ahold of and he said he never used the GM grease but uses chassis grease instead and fills the box up pretty full. Otherwise there was no explanation as to why it is leaking out grease. I guess maybe shaft wear or the fact that the GM grease isn't as thick as the chassis grease.
Thanks for the contact info., now at least I know how much grease should be in the box and a possible solution.

Originally Posted by dmw56

One issue might be if it's real close to the exhaust. It may be getting hot and the grease is melting and then leaking out the seal. Just a thought.

As of now it is not on the car and is leaking just sitting around the house
However, when it is on the car it will sit within half an inch of the exhaust manifold and there could be some problems there.
Thanks for the tip.

Thomas

I used one of these on my bucket and used the Ford spec grease and didn't fill it totally full. I used the Ford spec because it has a higher viscosity rating then the rest of the 'standard' chassis/wheel bearing lubes. The seal never leaked. The original cast iron gear that I bought from Total Performance - leaked, but not too badly and it was over filled. These Corvair gear boxes are rack and sector rather then the recirculating ball that most steering boxes have so do need some room to move where the ball type just follow a closed sheet metal cage.