Chassis grease tends to harden and create a void where the gears mesh, creating a no-lube situation. Many have discovered John Deere corn head grease works well in leaking gearboxes. It liquifies where there is movement but stays semi liquid around the places where the grease usually exits. It is in a tube like chassis grease. Get it at your John Deere dealer

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I'm doing some maintenance and decided to check the steering box; the plug was a little buggered (I'll get to that later) and I'm wondering what you guys use or recommend. As I remember most took 90 to 140 gear lube and if they leaked some type of chassis lube I'm assumed packed in with a grease gun. Looking in this one it appears to be grease but not fully packed.......Opinions please..

The plug was really screwed up once I got it off  and I noticed it appears to be "pipe like" threads but none I can match. Any ideas here too..

The car has power steering but I don't think it matters since it's all external to the box..


56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.