[AT] Re: AT Digest, Vol 16, Issue 11

[Chris Britton]

I've seen similar setups.. I saw a guy that had used silicon to make a
'pre-seal'.  I talked with him at a show.  He said that he cleaned the shaft
and seal top with carb cleaner, then used masking tape to tape off the top
of the seal.. then he sprayed cooking oil ( pam? ) on the last 3" of the
shaft.. wiped up any drips, and then peeled the tape off the clean seal
top.. then took regular rtv goop and put a bead around the clean seal top
right against the greased steering shaft.  Let cure 24 hours.  He then took
a razor balde and trimmed the top of the bead square to the shaft.. leaving
abbout 3/8 inch squared off bead ou against the shaft..Have a friend help..
he turns the stering wheel to and fro, and you oput a little finger pressure
ont he rtv to make sure it stays cemented tot he seal.. the steering shaft
should imemdiatly pop free due to the oil.. the rtv makes a super seal
against water getting in your top leaky seal.  Total cost = a spray of the
wifes pam, and a squirt of rtv, and a used razor blade...

Soundguy

>OK, I have now applied the full power of both useable brain cells plus the
1/2 power
>reserve cell and have come up with a possible solution for a #$%& CUB upper
steering box
>seal. Any water that gets in mostly has to get in from collecting and
running down the
>long steering wheel shaft and then running in through the seal. All that is
needed to
>stop most of it would be to slip a snug fitting "O" ring down around the
shaft while
>apart and slide it down to the bottom against the seal. I'm not expecting
it to make an