With all the other fluids now renewed in this new-to-me ‘62 Champ, I had overlooked the Ross steering box. It turns out that it was likely overlooked for a very long time....that fill plug was immovably frozen.
There is very tight access afforded by the 289 and the inner fender. A few shots of penetrating oil, soft blows with a hammer and long extension and then waiting...
Luckily my plug (and likely most everyone else’s) is a 3/8” square head. The discovery here was turning the long extension and 3/8”-3/8” swivel upside down to grip the square into the recess of the swivel, then use a medium crescent to turn the whole affair. With a satisfying “click” the plug broke loose.
Despite the Champ steering having been smooth and tight, the box still needed 10 x 10cc syringes of 80w90 to top up. A little Teflon tape on the plug threads and I can hopefully leave this job for another 5 years...
There is very tight access afforded by the 289 and the inner fender. A few shots of penetrating oil, soft blows with a hammer and long extension and then waiting...
Luckily my plug (and likely most everyone else’s) is a 3/8” square head. The discovery here was turning the long extension and 3/8”-3/8” swivel upside down to grip the square into the recess of the swivel, then use a medium crescent to turn the whole affair. With a satisfying “click” the plug broke loose.
Despite the Champ steering having been smooth and tight, the box still needed 10 x 10cc syringes of 80w90 to top up. A little Teflon tape on the plug threads and I can hopefully leave this job for another 5 years...
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