Rear end cleaning
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:05 pm
Jim,
Just tore down another 8.5 getting it ready to ship out to the sandblasting shop. This thing was NASTY on the inside. In the past I used to spray brake parts cleaner down each axle tube and run a rag through the tube with a broom handle or rod,kind of like cleaning a shotgun barrel,until the rag came out clean. Then follow up with gear oil on a rag down each tube.
Well this one reminded me of when I'd pull a valve cover off of an old 60's era engine that never had it's oil changed! Tons of gunk in the tubes. I finally soaked the tube interiors in mineral spirits,then actually ran my pressure washer wand up each tube. This got most of it out,but I still spent a couple hours after that just getting this thing cleaned up on the inside.
So,my question is-got any "tricks of the trade" for this? There has to be a better/faster way.
Thanks!
Just tore down another 8.5 getting it ready to ship out to the sandblasting shop. This thing was NASTY on the inside. In the past I used to spray brake parts cleaner down each axle tube and run a rag through the tube with a broom handle or rod,kind of like cleaning a shotgun barrel,until the rag came out clean. Then follow up with gear oil on a rag down each tube.
Well this one reminded me of when I'd pull a valve cover off of an old 60's era engine that never had it's oil changed! Tons of gunk in the tubes. I finally soaked the tube interiors in mineral spirits,then actually ran my pressure washer wand up each tube. This got most of it out,but I still spent a couple hours after that just getting this thing cleaned up on the inside.
So,my question is-got any "tricks of the trade" for this? There has to be a better/faster way.
Thanks!
