Proper Grease for Steering Knuckles

Well you could make up the knuckle pudding using 90wt gear oil and grease 50/50. But it's much easier to use the more modern CV joint grease available at most parts stores. About two tubes/packets per knuckle should do it.

WFB

'48 CJ-2A #184135 Lefty
'49 CJ-2A #219719 Mule
'39 Ford 9N
'55 Oliver Super 55 Ollybelle

i just used 90 wt gear oil and regular zerk grease and it seems to work fine so far time will tell.

47 cj2a 48cj2a 04tj 99ford dually diesel and a rhino just added a 62 jeep pickup

I use Land Rover steering knuckle lube, very similar to CV grease. They used that design until 2003 (or so LOL

) on some models, guess they figured if it works, why change it. They have since gone to CV joints (non rebuildable, so is that an improvement? LOL

)

Gale

47 CJ2A 142857
47 Bantam T3-C 16271

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The CV joint grease comes in 4 oz. tubes, like a small toothpaste tube. NAPA and other parts houses has it. Each knuckle, if dry, will hold 8 oz. per specs. With knuckle pudding I have heard concerns about possible incompatability of gear oil and grease, but don't know if there is anything to that. Anyway, with the CV grease there is not the mess of mixing and squirting it in. Just squirt it in until it blurps back at you. I use about half a tube a year for maintenance. Hope this helps.

....Frank

Frank E.

You are welcome, John.

No, I didn't notice any difference in the steering, but then my jeep has only seen pavement once in the last 3 years (except for towing). In fact it seldom sees a road at all, and 90% of the time it is in low range. It is my "tractor" on our wooded homestead. The steering is kind of sloppy. Last summer I took out on the highway to see if it had the "death wobble". Got it over 45 downhill trying to stay ahead of a logging truck. Really spooky, but no death wobble. I have had rigs with the death wobble...you have to clean your pants after the first time

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I am not a mechanic like some on this forum, more of a tinkerer, but I doubt the grease would have any effect on the shimmy. Shimmy is caused by wear on parts between the king pins and steering box. And usually more than one part. My own opinion is that most any grease in the knuckles will serve the purpose, even Crisco

(don't shoot me experts!), as long as it does not leak out. The knuckle grease just provides lube for the u-joint and knuckle housing ball. When you think about it, the knuckles do not get alot of stress IF everything is lined up and shimmed properly, especially under the relatively light use jeeps get. Proper grease is much more important on the high load/stress components like wheel bearings and king pin bearings. Just my 3 cents.

.....Frank

Frank E.

Some more information/updated links:

John Deere corn head grease (available at local JD dealers)

http://www.greenpartstore.com/John-Deere-Special-Purpose-Corn-Head-Gun-Grease-AN102562.html

Novak website on front knuckles:

https://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/steering-knuckle-repair/

I use a generous amount of the JD Corn Head grease too. Then I top the well off with 85-140.

Dave
44 Willys MB