ady77
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 10:47 PM |
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gearbox and diff cleaning
Hi can any one help me what is the best way to clean off all the oil and grime from an alloy gearbox and diff housing? Is there a special chemical to
make it look as good as new?
[Edited on 12/3/06 by ady77]
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ProjectX
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 10:52 PM |
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Mr Muscle oven cleaner works well! 
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Mansfield
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 11:39 PM |
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Cillit Bang does not.
3 Hours Saturday, in the snow, using Swarfega degreaser neat, Cillit Bang, white spirit & tooth brushes. Gear box does look well now.
Adsa sell a big flat watertight storage box(and cheap toothbrushes), big enough for a type 9 bellhousing, which did catch all the dung (unaffected by
the chemicals I used) , £7.50 well spent. Some sort of hand pumped spraying device is useful. Note: you cannot reuse a Cillt Bang sprayer.
Wish I had known about the oven cleaner.
[Edited on 12/3/06 by Mansfield]
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greggors84
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 01:18 AM |
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Can vouch for Mr Muscle too, just do it in a well ventilated area as its nasty stuff.
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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omega0684
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 01:21 AM |
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take internals out and stick it in a shot blaster
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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locoboy
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 06:54 AM |
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see here
for how i did mine
ATB
Locoboy
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 07:31 AM |
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Muscle - but as already mentioned be careful of the fumes. They are very nasty.
Used it to clean up engine and sump pan – fantastic compared to other more expensive chemical cleaners.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 08:16 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
take internals out and stick it in a shot blaster
You Like that blaster dont you m8  Must agree I had some great results with it.
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oliwb
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 10:36 AM |
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White lightning....not the cheap strong cider but the stuff any bike shops stock...amazing just spray on a rinse off later with all the crud
etc.....It kind of breaks down the grease to leave just the dirt which is then completely dry and just need rinsing off with water or indeed a blast
from a compressor! Oli.
If your not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room!
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Gav
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 11:01 AM |
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Ive found Gunk to be pretty good
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