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| Harpo |
 Mar 22 2012, 04:26 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,304 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Motor City aka Detroit Member No.: 13,469 Region Association: None  |
What is the best way to clean up my trans. I believe the case is magnesium is there a cleaning agent that I should stay away from?
Once it is clean what should I use to protect the trans and help keep it clean? Thanks David |
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| Mr.242 |
Aug 12 2012, 08:18 AM
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May your glass be smaller so it's always FULL! Group: Members Posts: 1,079 Joined: 10-June 08 From: Seattle Member No.: 9,160 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
When I did mine, I first soaked it real good with WD-40 all over the stinkin thing for a couple days. I mean SOAKED it. Figured I was hydrating all that other oil and grease that had somewhat dried.
THEN...I used degreaser and the pressure washer just before the tranny rebuild. Cleaned up really easy. Not sure if because of the WD-40 or not. If I have to clean a part, I usually think if I can make it worse first...I feel better about how clean I get it. A true WIN/WIN. Tranny came out looking great. Sounds like everyone has their own fetish on how to handle their tranny's. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grouphug.gif) |
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| JamesM |
Jul 9 2013, 10:55 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,097 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Kearns, UT Member No.: 5,834 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
QUOTE(Mr.242 @ Aug 12 2012, 06:18 AM)  When I did mine, I first soaked it real good with WD-40 all over the stinkin thing for a couple days. I mean SOAKED it. Figured I was hydrating all that other oil and grease that had somewhat dried. THEN...I used degreaser and the pressure washer just before the tranny rebuild. Cleaned up really easy. Not sure if because of the WD-40 or not. If I have to clean a part, I usually think if I can make it worse first...I feel better about how clean I get it. A true WIN/WIN. Tranny came out looking great. Sounds like everyone has their own fetish on how to handle their tranny's. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grouphug.gif) Not sure if it is the right way to go or not, but i find WD40 to be a great cleaner for just about everything and have used it on a couple boxes as well. |
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