[T3] Steering Box Questions

Max Welton max_welton_2k at yahoo.com
Mon Jun 25 20:08:44 PDT 2012


--- On Mon, 6/25/12, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> From: Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org>
> Subject: Re: [T3] Steering Box Questions
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Date: Monday, June 25, 2012, 8:53 PM
> On 25 Jun 2012 at 18:14, Max Welton
> wrote:
> 
> > When temps got into the 90s here in CO, I began to
> notice a little
> > oily puddle on the barn floor ... under the front of
> the car. Turns
> > out to be the grease leaking out of my steering box. 
> 
> I wouldn't get too excited about this. There are 1 or 2
> rubber plugs 
> on top of the steering box. The best way to get to them is
> to remove 
> the gas tank so you can easily get to them. Just pop them
> out and 
> pump some more grease. Anything will do, but I tend to use a
> moly 
> grease since there is some sliding going on in there. As
> long as the 
> steering feels okay, that's all I would do. If it starts to
> develop 
> too much play, you can get a good used one or a new one.
> 
> You can try replacing seals like Keith suggests, but this
> turns out 
> to be more work than most people want to put into the job.
> 
> In general, these boxes seem to last forever.

When I rebuilt the front end, this was the better feeling of the two boxes I had on hand. Still feels fine. I just don't like when things leak.

Maybe I'll take a look at the other one ...

Max Welton
http://www.maxwelton2k.net/
 



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