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Originally Posted by Steve OK
Need some insight. 1940 ford pickup steering gear has a grease zert , I pulled it out and does look to have grease inside. Is that correct or does it take oil. Also what do you top off with.
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It did not have a grease fitting originally. Also, originally it was to have gear oil installed.
Many guys, me included, now use John Deere Cornhead grease in the gear box.
It stays within the pitch of the gears and won't leak as oil often does.
I made a fitting out of an extra gear oil cap I had. Easy task by just drilling tapping a hole for a grease fitting. I install that cap, fill up the box with Cornhead grease and replace it (the modified cap) with the original.
Oh, regular wheel bearing grease will not work well in this application.