"Lazarus": Bringing one back from the dead

[soaked]

Glad to hear Lazarus is happy!
Ive just used 90wt gear oil in my 8ns. And it does leak out. Others use corn head grease. Drill the bolt, install a zerk, and pump it in.
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T

Post in thread '8N steering box fill plug'

Jun 4, 2022

The battery ground strap is not the steering box lube port. It is the 7/16 Hex Bolt east of that as shown on your late steering box. Early 8N steering boxes used a
1/8 NPT Plug. I modified some plugs and bolts by drilling them thru and tapping for a Zerk fitting. Thus maes lubing the box a lot easier, faster, and without all the
mess. OEM Manual shows removing the steering wheel acorn nut and to pour oil down teh shaft teher. DONT! You will have a huge mess later on when all the oil drips
down onto the shifter cover. The steering boxes on these N's were/are one of the most neglected...

• Tim PloughNman Daley

 

[tsherry]

Nice--Thanks.