13 Apr
2000
13 Apr
'00
3:17 p.m.
CLASSICCMP(a)trailing-edge.com wrote:
I can go in and do a half-assed job of cleaning the
goo off the threads
with Q-tips and skewers, but there's really a lot there and this doesn't
get it all.
Hi Tim
As long as you are careful about plastics that might
dissolve, you can use brake clean. I don't recommend
carb cleaner because these sometimes contain caustics.
Brake clean ( also from auto store ) is just dry cleaning
fluids. Place a pile of paper towels under the screw
and squirt it with the little red tube that comes
with the can. The grease will dissolve and run into the
towels. Be careful not to blow stuff where you don't want
it. Cover everything else up with something to block
any side spray.
If the brake clean doesn't effect the nut, you can
work it into that as well to get the grease out of
it.
One thing you can also try is to use some light oil
to loosen the grease before attacking all with the
brake clean.
Dwight