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Steve Rinaldo · 11-04-2021, 04:22 PM

I just finished replacing the light switch on my 31 A and I tried to get as much of the old oil out as I could. I know that it should take 4.5 oz. to fill the box and in trying to refill it I could only about 2 oz. in until the kevel of the fluid was at the top of the fill hole.
1. Is there still lube left in the box after a light switch replacement?
2. when the steering box is full where should the kevel be.
Thanks, Steve

Glenn Thoreson · 11-04-2021, 08:17 PM

There will still be some oil in the box when you pull the light switch and tube. If you fill the thing to the top it will often, if not usually, leak oil into the switch and onto the ground. There is a longer tube available from the vendors to cure this problem. Then you can fill it full. I always fill it to the downhill edge of the fill hole.

nkaminar · 11-05-2021, 06:10 AM

I do what Glenn does.

hazelhoff · 11-05-2021, 01:33 PM

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Sorry, I don’t get the picture … taking the light switch off doesn’t cause the oil to drop out is it ? There should be an oil seal in the bottom of the steering box.
Henk

11-04-2021, 04:22 PM	#1
Steve Rinaldo Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 89	Steering box oil level I just finished replacing the light switch on my 31 A and I tried to get as much of the old oil out as I could. I know that it should take 4.5 oz. to fill the box and in trying to refill it I could only about 2 oz. in until the kevel of the fluid was at the top of the fill hole. 1. Is there still lube left in the box after a light switch replacement? 2. when the steering box is full where should the kevel be. Thanks, Steve

11-04-2021, 08:17 PM	#2
Glenn Thoreson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 204	Re: Steering box oil level There will still be some oil in the box when you pull the light switch and tube. If you fill the thing to the top it will often, if not usually, leak oil into the switch and onto the ground. There is a longer tube available from the vendors to cure this problem. Then you can fill it full. I always fill it to the downhill edge of the fill hole.

11-05-2021, 06:10 AM	#3
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,850	Re: Steering box oil level I do what Glenn does. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

11-05-2021, 01:33 PM	#4
hazelhoff Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 387	Re: Steering box oil level Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Sorry, I don’t get the picture … taking the light switch off doesn’t cause the oil to drop out is it ? There should be an oil seal in the bottom of the steering box. Henk __________________ You don’t own a Model A ... it owns you !