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Old 02-02-2021, 08:53 AM   #14
KULTULZ
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Exclamation Re: Any 1955 steering column horn experts around?

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So you are saying that the steering column tube itself has chassis grease inside it?

Your 55 uses 90W as a steering box lubricant.

Possibly in it's service history the box developed a leakage and rather than re-sealing the box, the owner filled it with chassis grease (through the column tube).

Now why does this not surprise me?
... or ...

... chassis grease was forced into the box fill opening with a grease gun of some type and he got carried away filling the box and excess went up into the column tube.
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