Posted by Tim Way on Saturday, September 28, 2002 at 6:29PM :
In Reply to: Re: '' corn head oil'' posted by dean in bishop on Saturday, September 28, 2002 at 12:12PM :
Dean,
I'm not sure if the steering knuckle would be a good application for Cornhead Grease. But you could call VPW or John Deere for more info. Please let us know if you find any additional info.
I used marine wheel bearing grease (blue stuff). It was posted on the forum over a year ago as a good lube for the knuckle as it is pretty resistant to moisture. If in doubt, you could use wheel bearing grease.
Here is the VPW Tech Tip on Cornehead Grease from the February Newsletter. I hope they don't mind me posting it here...
Tim
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Here's VPW Tech Tip #2:
PROBLEM:
Tired of fighting leaky steering box and winch seals??
Over the years we have discovered that it is almost
impossible to keep 80/90 weight gear oil in steering
boxes and winches as recommended. The side play of the
steering box sector shaft and the winch worm shaft wear
the seals out and then they leak. Gear oil is typically
used in gear boxes to lubricate, displace moisture and
to absorb heat generated by high speed rotation. Since
the bearings in steering boxes and winches do not have
any high speed rotation, we are really only dealing with
lubrication and moisture displacement.
SOLUTION:
Use something other than gear oil...
Years ago John Deere developed a product that's the
perfect cure for these applications. It's known as Corn
Head grease (the only place that you can get it is John
Deere). This grease has the ability to remain stable
regardless of temperature and may help you take care of the
leaky steering box and winch situation once and for all.
Give Corn Head grease a try and you'll be happy to never
have to deal with the mess of leaky steering box and
winch seals again.
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