 Best way to degrease CV's ?, Seems to always be a messey deal... |
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| jim_hoyland |
 May 1 2014, 03:37 PM
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Get that VIN ?  Group: Members Posts: 9,297 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California 
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Looking for the most efficient way to degrease a couple of CVs I picked up at the swap meet. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| r_towle |
May 1 2014, 03:38 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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Kerosene, rubber gloves and a brush.
Dunk,and brush till clean. |
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| madmax914 |
May 1 2014, 05:24 PM
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Soak it in Pine Sol. I found a rock tumbler on Craigslist, I made a canister with 3" PVC and I filled it half full of plastic media. I fill it half full of Pine Sol and let it tumble for 2-3 hours. Works great on grease and will cut the rust and grime on old bolts. Plus the parts smell good when they're done.
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| crash914 |
May 1 2014, 05:58 PM
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its a mystery to me Group: Members Posts: 1,826 Joined: 17-March 03 From: Marriottsville, MD Member No.: 434 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
parts washer from Harbor Freight...Odorless mineral spirits....
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| Mike Bellis |
May 1 2014, 09:34 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None 
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If you pop them apart, rubber gloves and paper towels will make quick work of most of the grease. Then a follow up with just about any degreaser.
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| bdstone914 |
May 1 2014, 09:54 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,522 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
QUOTE(Mike Bellis @ May 1 2014, 08:34 PM)  If you pop them apart, rubber gloves and paper towels will make quick work of most of the grease. Then a follow up with just about any degreaser. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Just did six of them that way and used carb cleaner for what grease was left. I find it a good practice to mark the orientation of the three main parts and put them back together exactly the same. I use a Dremel to make a small mark on the inner, outer races and cage. Had many lock up after assembly if pit together differently. |
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| stugray |
May 2 2014, 08:15 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,824 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
QUOTE If you pop them apart, rubber gloves and paper towels will make quick work of most of the grease. Then a follow up with just about any degreaser. Yeah, just a roll of paper towels and some elbow grease. Then I used brake cleaner for the last bit. Just do one at a time. You dont want to mix up the parts between different CVs (even if they look identical) |
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| jim_hoyland |
May 4 2014, 03:06 PM
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Get that VIN ? Group: Members Posts: 9,297 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(bdstone914 @ May 1 2014, 08:54 PM) QUOTE(Mike Bellis @ May 1 2014, 08:34 PM) If you pop them apart, rubber gloves and paper towels will make quick work of most of the grease. Then a follow up with just about any degreaser. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Just did six of them that way and used carb cleaner for what grease was left. I find it a good practice to mark the orientation of the three main parts and put them back together exactly the same. I use a Dremel to make a small mark on the inner, outer races and cage. Had many lock up after assembly if pit together differently. Great tip ! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) That saved me a lot of time. |
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