Looking for the most efficient way to degrease a couple of CVs I picked up at the swap meet.

Kerosene, rubber gloves and a brush.

Dunk,and brush till clean.

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.

parts washer from Harbor Freight...Odorless mineral spirits....

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.

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.

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)

Great tip ! That saved me a lot of time.