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Old 11-25-2006, 03:44 PM
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what do you guys use to clean a transmission that has some thick grease and oil all over it?? that wont hurt the aluminum?
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Old 11-25-2006, 03:57 PM
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don't use castrol engine degreaser, it will turn it pink
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Old 11-25-2006, 04:02 PM
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id prolly go out there with a bucket of dawn in warm water, a scrub brush, and a waterhose. or you could use some gas or brake cleaner with an air hose.
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Old 11-25-2006, 05:15 PM
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spray engine cleaner should work?
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Old 11-25-2006, 05:19 PM
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I had a buddy with a very dirty undercarrage use a can of cheap brake cleaner. Sprayed it on and waited like 5 mins then hit it with the pressure washer. Took everything off.
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Old 11-25-2006, 05:24 PM
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I had a buddy with a very dirty undercarrage use a can of cheap brake cleaner. Sprayed it on and waited like 5 mins then hit it with the pressure washer. Took everything off.
yup that brake cleaner is a great cleaner for getting grease everytihng.
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Old 11-25-2006, 05:25 PM
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its kindof expensive but brake parts cleaner will clear all that shlt off or walmarts engine degreaser works allright you still have to scrub it with something though....
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Old 11-25-2006, 05:34 PM
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Use some non-chlorinated brake cleaner, very potent.
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Old 11-25-2006, 05:35 PM
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There is this stuff I forgot about and it hard to find called purple stuff, not the purple power you can buy at auto parts stores, that will take anything off, but I am not sure if it will harm the aluminum. If you do find the stuff don't use you bare hands with it at full strenght, it will burn!!!!!!
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Old 11-25-2006, 06:33 PM
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whenever i had my tranny out of the car i used oven cleaner on it (just bc it was laying around the house) and it cleaned it to look like it was brand new. I was really shocked at the results. no scrubbing or anything just sprayed it and went inside for about 30 minutes and came out and rinsed it with a water hose. Worked fantabulous :-)
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