Gm manual steering gear lube

 · The correct manual steering gear lubricant is GM # available from most GM dealers. Or use a good quality lithium based grease (ball joint grease in a tube.) Today there are probably synthetic types of greases that may be very acceptable as well.  · I recommend GM chassis lube # for the manual steering box. It is the current part number for the lube originally specified/recommended by Chevrolet. The original stuff has been discontinued.  · approved lubricant for the differential, transmissions and steering boxes was the same. gear lube. The reason for steering gear leaks can be traced to three things. The seal is usually dried. out after a half century, the sector shaft is scored or the sector shaft bearings are shot and. need to be replaced.

The correct manual steering gear lubricant is GM # available from most GM dealers. Or use a good quality lithium based grease (ball joint grease in a tube.) Today there are probably synthetic types of greases that may be very acceptable as well. My shop manual only says "steering lube", and if it did describe it further, would probably give an obsolete GM #. Thanks, Randy. I put regular chassis lube in mine. I read some where that a guy took the fill plug out and drilled and tapped for a grease fitting. Last edited by 5Clint7; at PM. If you really don't have the time or know how to clean and adjust the box, and its working good with little or no slop, you can just add to it. Add a mixture of 50/50 axle grease and gear oil pre-mixed in a cup. It will end up being about as close to steering box lube as you can get. The Corn head grease is a #00 grease which is self leveling.

I've found great on manual gear boxes. I used the following: Gear Box Lube Auto Restorer, April , page 8. Gm Steering box lube (sold by. Oct I'm in the process of rebuilding my saginaw manual box and my old Motors says "medium all purpose grease". Does anyone have something. Aug Our advice–Use LITHIUM GREASE. Lithium grease has all of the properties of mixing 90WT oil with a quality chassis grease without the hassle of.