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Title: Steering Lubercation
Post by: Austin on December 20, 2015, 07:17:27 PM

Hello, ibwas wondering if anyone can tell me how to properly lubercate the steering system on a 3a. Mine started to sweek.

Thanks in advance!

-Austin

Title: Re: Steering Lubercation
Post by: bretto on December 21, 2015, 06:28:56 AM

What is squeaking?
Here is a good lube chart.
http://www.cj3apage.com/index/Tech_Tips/operation_and_care_manual/Manual%20Lube%20Chart.htm

http://www.cj3apage.com/index/Tech_Tips/operation_and_care_manual/Manual%20Lubrication.htm

Title: Re: Steering Lubercation
Post by: Jesse on December 26, 2015, 05:18:17 PM

I had good luck mixing some nice bearing grease and 90 weight oil. Had to heat the two in a soup can to get it to blend together. Let it sit a couple of days and it didn't separate back into grease and oil. I made it runny enough that it flows veryyyyyyyy slloooowwwly. Almost like honey. Pumped it into the steering box with a grease syringe and never looked back. It flows unlike grease, but is too thick to run out of the seal.


-Jesse

Title: Re: Steering Lubercation
Post by: surveypunk on December 28, 2015, 12:54:37 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEwk_sYP6A8

JB

Title: Re: Steering Lubercation
Post by: terryb on December 28, 2015, 03:49:53 PM

that was some great info on the corn head grease

Title: Re: Steering Lubercation
Post by: Ryan_289 on January 07, 2016, 12:09:21 PM

I tried Multi Luber in mine first which is a pourable grease sold by John Deere.  It still leaked a little with that so I used a syringe and pumped it full of corn head grease.  Its good stuff.

Title: Re: Steering Lubercation
Post by: specialty on January 07, 2016, 07:16:02 PM

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I tried Multi Luber in mine first which is a pourable grease sold by John Deere.� It still leaked a little with that so I used a syringe and pumped it full of corn head grease.� Its good stuff.

Ryan, just what is corn head grease? Is that the concoction of mixing grease and oil?

Title: Re: Steering Lubercation
Post by: surveypunk on January 09, 2016, 10:07:38 AM

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Ryan, just what is corn head grease? Is that the concoction of mixing grease and oil?

View the video in my post above. Pretty much tells the story.

JB

Title: Re: Steering Lubercation
Post by: Austin on January 11, 2016, 09:32:36 AM

Corn head grease is working great. I replaced the top of the steering box with a grease nipple and just filled it up.  I still need to rebuild my steering box but this will certainly buy me time. The corn head grease doesn't leak out.