what to use

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by vangogh

Hello Barners. I live in an area where it is hard to find some products. My steering gear box always leaks with 600w oil. I am unable to get Corn Head grease here and do not want to use 600w oil. Is there an alternative I can use to keep from my steering box not to leak.
Any help would be appreciated.

Paul

Did you try the John Deere dealer in Prescott, AZ (RDO Equipment?) They should be able to order corn head lube for you if they don't stock it. Or you can order online.

But - better to figure out where/why your steering gear is leaking, and fix it. At least for two tooth sets, they generally leak either out the bottom and into the light switch housing (there is a replacement end plate with a long tube to fix that) or out the sector shaft (best fix for that is to install a housing with a seal in it).

Over the years some folks have filled the steering box with chassis grease to get away from this problem. This is NOT a good idea, you need a flowable lube to keep the worm and sector gears lubricated.