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Can't understand this one----------?

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bronco

06-05-1999 20:41:36




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In changing oils in my recently purchased Super A, I started to drain the steering gear housing and low and behold, I discovered not only the fill bolt on top of the housing, but also a grease fitting. When I opened the drain plug all I got was a thick gunk, a mixture of 90 weight oil and grease? Why the two fixtures? Do you grease it or oil it? Surely not both at the same time! Blew it out with air pressure and replaced with 90 weight oil as called for but with that fitting there it just might get greased again. Can't understand the purpose???

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Mike McKay

06-07-1999 20:51:41




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 Re: Can't understand this one----------? in reply to bronco, 06-05-1999 20:41:36  
I thought you bunch of farmers all would know what was going on there with the grease fittings. It is common pratice to drill and tap the pipe fitting and fill the steering boxes with grease in Eastern North Carolina. Could be we are too lazy to fix the thing or want to go fishin` real bad and don`t take the time or maybe that be a North Carolina tractor! whatever?



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J Risher

06-06-1999 20:32:10




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 Re: Can't understand this one----------? in reply to bronco, 06-05-1999 20:41:36  
In running bushhogs for 15 years bushhogging R/Ws.
We always would add chassis grease to the 80/90 in the gear boxes when the bottom seal would start to leak. It will mix up and make a pretty thick slurry. This would keep it lubed until we could replace the seal.



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TomH

06-06-1999 05:19:08




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 Re: Can't understand this one----------? in reply to bronco, 06-05-1999 20:41:36  
Did the gear lube stay in, or do the seals leak? Someone might've drilled/tapped in a grease fitting and filled with grease rather than replacing a leaky seal to keep oil in.



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Larry

06-06-1999 12:10:25




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 Re: Re: Can't understand this one----------? in reply to TomH, 06-06-1999 05:19:08  
I would wager it leaks as Tom questioned and the grease fitting is someones way of assuring the gearbox was lubricated. Feel reassured that at least they were trying to look after the tractor.



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