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Old 02-12-2021, 02:40 PM   #16
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Default Re: Why Grease should not be used in a Steering Gearbox

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Originally Posted by 40 Deluxe View Post
What about CV joint grease used in the axle joints of front wheel drive modern cars? It both flows and is extremely "clingy". To me, it is a lot like the John Deere "cornhead grease" and a lot easier to find. By the way, John Deere makes a grease for low speed gearboxes and another for high speed gear boxes. We want the low speed variety for steering boxes.
Not sure which CV joint grease you have in mind, but that stuff is usually NLGI grade 1 or 2, a lot stiffer than the 00 stuff.
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