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#53375 12/12/2005 9:53 PM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 224 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2003 Posts: 224 | i finally found the tranny that ive been searching for the past 3 years at a local junkyard. (YES!!!) the thing is that it looks like its been dropped tailshaft first into 3 feet of mud. everything is covered in crusty oil soaked mud. how would u guys go about cleaning it so its ready for paint?
p.s. all the gears turn wonderfully, so i really dont want to have to break into it if i dont have to. | | |
#53376 12/12/2005 10:10 PM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 | Let it dry
ANY oven cleaner
spray w/ (high pressure) hose
works on frames, front & rear ends, engines. etc.etc.etc.
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#53377 12/12/2005 11:42 PM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 224 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2003 Posts: 224 | is there a possibility of mud and water being pushed thruough inside the transmission by pressure washing it? i immagine neither would be good on the gears | | |
#53378 12/13/2005 12:01 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 42 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 42 | You will likely want to change out the fluid in it regardless. Get out all of the old crap from sitting in the junkyard & if some water gets in while cleaning you'll get that out too. Should be no problem. | | |
#53379 12/13/2005 1:01 AM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 224 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2003 Posts: 224 | cool thanks for the input guys, ill get to work | | |
#53380 12/13/2005 4:03 AM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 42 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 42 | Haven't tried oven cleaner before, neat idea.
The higher the temperature of the transmission and the water, the easier the gunk will come off. | | |
#53381 12/13/2005 5:37 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 | I have used a gasket scraper and wire wheel on grinder to good effect. Takes a while and ends up being like an archelogical dig! Then a bit of carb or disc cleaner (disc is less nasty than carb) to get the final spoo off. | | |
#53382 12/13/2005 10:33 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 | I just wait until late and truck it down to the car wash,dose it with oven cleaner and pressure wash it clean.they don't even call the cops anymore.
As long as you have a driveline yoke in the tailshaft housing and go kind of easy around anyplace a shaft goes into or out of the gearbox,it'll be okay.You can even wax it so it won't grow any more rust for a while.
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