1940 Steering Box Leak
 

Good morning.....

Can the lower seal and gasket be changed without removing the gear box ? I keep filling with lube but it drains out on the cross member below.

Thx.....Mike

Re: 1940 Steering Box Leak
 

Penn Rite steering box lube.....................NO leakee.
Paul in CT

Re: 1940 Steering Box Leak
 

Re. "Can the lower seal and gasket be changed without removing the gear box ?"


Yes it can. I have had trouble with some bottom plate to copper tube leakage. I've silver soldered and in one instance brazed the tube to the plate on the steering box internals side.

Re: 1940 Steering Box Leak
 

This has been covered previously. Richard Lacy (Early V8 Garage) posted on this, many moons ago. If old (really old) threads are searchable, should be able to find details... which include just what Glenn posted. Old problem. Should be a Ford part number for that leak.

Re: 1940 Steering Box Leak
 

Okay thx guys.

Re: 1940 Steering Box Leak
 

I have several good used ones. You pull your old one out, switch gaskets, and put the new one in.$10 + ship

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A lot of us have had good luck with John Deere Corn Head Grease in our steering box's.

Re: 1940 Steering Box Leak
 

On the 48-52 truck boxes, one of the plate bolts is open to the inside. Ours leaked there even with cornhead grease until I sealed the threads with permatex aviation.

JB

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When you’re straightening it, don’t use the end plate where you can avoid it. I’d try to get a heavy bar, slip in the tube and you can work it by hand, small hammer or rubber mallet to straighten it.

Re: 1940 Steering Box Leak
 

Thanks for the info. I’m using some grease from England. Pentride or something like that. Suppose to stop leak but no luck. I’ll try to remove that plate and replace gasket.

Thx…….Mike

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As noted in earlier posts, the tube for the horn wire attached to the bottom plate can come loose and result in leak. I got an NOS bottom plate from Fred at So Side Obsolete, and that fixed the leak. Save the old tube & plate, clean it and silver solder it back together as spare