Chevy Steering Gear Box Diagram Install New Bushings
Pre-grease bearing and place in cup. 3) Prepare worm bearing adjuster by pressing in new bearing cup. 2) With a 1 socket tap the input shaft seal into the housing until it is fully seated. 1) If you are rebuilding a Corvette or 55-57 Chevy steering gear install new bushings into housing with proper bushing installation tools.
Grease coming out of the box in these areas is not a signOf problems - it is just venting excess grease and will stop when equalized.On Bottom Plug style boxes, turn the steering wheel all the way to the right. Boxes with long input shafts haveNo seal where the shaft goes in and excess grease will find its way out there.Short input shaft boxes have fill plugs with venting and excess grease willBe forced out there. It is not really possible to overfill a steeringBox with grease if it is vented somehow.
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