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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 444 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 444 | What's the best way to clean this old GM nos Distributor Gear ? Engine: Early 1954 235 6-cyl. with small cam journals Forged Steel camshaft. So, the distributor gear is hardened steel to match the cam. See: PIC http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv57/glp0329/DistributorDriveGearGMNOS_zpsfb522666.jpgI'd like to use this nos gear but don't want to hurt the fit on the distributor shaft. Any suggestions appreciated. Thank You, George | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 | It looks like a protective coating more than rust. I would soak it in lacquer thinner than scrub with a brush and see how it comes out.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,001 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,001 | | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,107 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,107 | its cosmoline, if the lacquer thinner doesnt work try boiling it off in water. it only a wax protective coating. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 | If its hardened steel, why not clean it up on a wire wheel on a bench grinder - or as I call it, "small parts slinger".
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
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