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| Qarl |
 May 21 2003, 05:46 PM
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Shriveled member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None   |
Okay... I'm going to refinish/restore a set of early 911 hubs and stub axles. The set I have is in very good condition, the splines and studs are all great. There is some slight surface rust on the cast metal part of the stub axle. I figure I'm going soak the part in marine clean first, then tape up the splines and bead blast the whole stub axle.
Then what? How should I protect the freshly blasted metal. I know the splines of the hub will be protected with grease... How did they come new from the factory? Thanks, |
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| Mueller |
May 21 2003, 06:17 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,150 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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Por-15 works nice on those parts. I'm not too sure if the factory parts had been powdercoated or if they used a thick paint.
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| Gint |
May 21 2003, 07:22 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,096 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I did the same thing to the last car I had. I powder coated after blasting.
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| Qarl |
May 21 2003, 08:31 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
What about cosmoline?
Could the factory parts have been coated with that? |
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| Lawrence |
May 22 2003, 11:15 AM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,661 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 244 Region Association: None |
Yeah, Mike... but you do your own powdercoating in your garage! You'd powdercoat EVERYTHING if you could...
Jealous, of course, Rusty |
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| Gint |
May 22 2003, 03:19 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,096 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
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| campbellcj |
May 22 2003, 03:25 PM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,621 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California
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You wouldn't believe how nasty the arms and stubs on my were, after only 4 years and <10K miles since they had been "restored" by the PO. It looked like everything had been put together with no paint or lube; the bushings were bone dry. Much mo' better now.
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| Qarl |
May 22 2003, 04:22 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
Chris:
What did you do to your hubs to fix things? |
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| Bleyseng |
May 22 2003, 05:41 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,036 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
cosmoline is used was used to preserve parts as its a coating. Washes off with solvent as its a temporary coating. Friend of mine had a after school job at the VW/Porsche Dealer where he washed the cosmoline off the VW and Porsches when they arrived from the shipper. Great fun that job was.
So yeah, if the parts were new and off the shelf they would have been coated in cosmoline. Geoff |
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