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On my '54 Clipper - I finally realized the drips of oil on my garage floor are not engine oil - its oil from steering gear box (manual steering). The manual says to add 90w oil until it reaches the fill mark. I have looked at drawings and the service manual, and I can't really tell much from those - where is the fill mark? Which of the two bolts on top is the filler? - Also, what on the gear box is the likely source of the leak. Any suggestions?

Thanks

The filler is hex-head but a simple steel stamping, not forged or machined like a bolt head with nice crisp edges - should be pretty obvious if things are nice and clean and you can get a close look.

Fill to perhaps 1/2 inch below the threads of the filler hole - not critical as long as the gear faces are covered.

If the leak is more like slow seepage you might get relief by moving up to a SAE 140 or 160 gear oil. I'll let others comment on resealing the box - never been there.

54 Clipper........

Looks to me like our cars are EXACT twins, colors and all.
Would appreciate your email address so we can communicate on idiosyncracies of our cars. Mine is
stevens828@att.net.

Thank You
Warren Stevens