I was looking over the Dart the other day and decided for the first time to check the steering lubrication. The manual says use 80/90W multi-purpose gear lube.

I opened the fill hole and found everthing pretty dry in there except what appeared to be some pretty heavy ....almost wheel bearing grease consistancy lubricaton. I removed all of that from around the fill hole area and filled with gear lube until just above the worm gear as the manual indicates.

Now there is a constant puddle of gear lube under the car. I removed the fill cover and found that the lube is just now at the recommended level, so evidently I had overfilled. Still, it seems I may have a bad seal??

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63 Valiant 200 Signet Convertible 170/
63 Dart, 225/
68 A100 Pick-up 225/
2006 Mitsu Raider Quad Cab (Dakota) Mopar 4.7L
1992 Dodge Stealth RT (My Mid-Lifer) 3.0L 24V

Hee hee hee - the mystery lube!

...sounds like you need a seal in any case. You can make a concoction of steer gear lube on your stove using chassis grease and gear lube, then pour it in while it's hot and runny. I forget the ratio of grease:oil, anybody else know?

D/W

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If it ain't broke, fix it!

How about over sterno in a coffee can out in the garage , on the other hand I havn't taken a beating at the hands of my wife in a while....OK kitchen stove it is wish me luck

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63 Valiant 200 Signet Convertible 170/
63 Dart, 225/
68 A100 Pick-up 225/
2006 Mitsu Raider Quad Cab (Dakota) Mopar 4.7L
1992 Dodge Stealth RT (My Mid-Lifer) 3.0L 24V

Trans-X!
A penguin was driving along when all of a sudden there was a "Bang!" from under the hood of her car, lots of acrid smoke, and a trail of oil. She was close to town, so she coasted in and parked in front of a service garage. The mechanic told her it would be about an hour, so the penguin waddled off across the street to the 7-11 and, being a penguin, hung out in the freezer case with the frozen desserts. Temptation got the better of her, and she couldn't resist polishing off a few cartons of vanilla ice cream, her favorite. She didn't have a spoon, so she just dove in headfirst and gobbled up the ice cream. After about an hour, she hopped out of the freezer case, paid for the ice cream she'd eaten, and waddled back across the street. The mechanic said "Oh, you're back. Looks like you blew a seal."

The penguin said "Just fix the car and leave me out of this, OK?"


Roughly half and half. Make sure to do it when your spouse won't be home for at least a couple of hours, to give you time to vent the smell out of the kitchen...otherwise you may not survive to care whether the steering box carries on leaking or not.

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

I'll come over and melt your steering grease, but you have to pay my travel expenses.

How 'bout a hotplate...?

DS (who kept an old toaster oven in the garage for years, with which to prebake brake pads and shoes for instant bed-in, heat up crankshaft sprockets for easy installation, etc.)

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

I hear dishwashers are great for cleaning nongreasy parts, wheelcovers...

About the steering box: If the seal failed for a previous owner, he may have given up on gearlube and substituted grease. Not a great idea, but it may work on very old, primitive steering boxes. Ours need gearlube.

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Last one out , turn off the light

Actually, they came with the grease from the factory.

D/W

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If it ain't broke, fix it!

What was the original spec lube from the factory for manual gears? Can't find my manual. Do they just get chassis grease, or is it necessary to brew it up as you described?

I've seen various truck boxes that used 400wt., grease for all intents and purposes.

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Last one out , turn off the light

I just stuck the nozzle of my grease gun in the hole and pumped some in.
Lift the front end and turn the wheel lock to lock several times to spread it around.

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