Just wondering if any of you have heard of putting "straight" STP in your steering gear box. I had an "old" Ford mechanic tell me yesterday that worked great ??
Like I said just wondering....I'm going  to check the lubricant in mine this weekend.
Thanks
Jim

Location:Washington,Ia

I did and no problems. It sure as hell won't leak out, either.

How many miles have you put on it with only the STP? What does it originally call for?

Durham Missouri

I estimate maybe a thousand miles since I filled it; it was bone dry and a little sloppy on center. I also tightened the mesh ever so slightly. It feels much tighter now and I attribute most of the improvement to the STP since the mesh adjustment was very small, maybe a 16th of a turn on the screw. Original spec is SAE 90 gear oil.

I wouldn't suggest it for a newly rebuilt box, but for a worn one it works well.

When I got my my car 15 years ago, the steering box was dry (there was a large oil stain on the frame where the lube had been leaking out for who knows how long).  Filled it with STP, and 90,000 mi. later, still no leak and the steering works like new (with the slack adjusted out a couple times over the years).

6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

STP.. an old buddy of mine used to say it stood for "stop that p_ssing"...


Paul

It works great for a lot of things, that, Motor Honey and similar products I have used on the open gears of my old lathe, it acts like spider webs when running and doesnt sling off, Used to use for assembling small engines of snowmobiles and such to hold needle bearings in place and as a break in/assembly lube for them, coated many a gasket with it for better sealing and ease of removal etc.
It will work fine in a steering box.
Steam turbines and such used no gaskets, would just assemble with triple boiled linseed oil, always wanted to try it instead of head gaskets on a off road test vehicle after making certain the heads and deck were completely flat.

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How do you fill/check the oil level? I think I am going to try this first with an adjustment before I dive into a rebuild. Might buy me the time to save for a complete rebuild.

Durham Missouri

Remove the filler cap and look inside. If you don't see any oil fill it with STP. A small flashlight and a small funnel help.

The filler cap is the plug next to the adjustment screw on top right?

Durham Missouri