2000 Sport, Dana 35 rear
Should I use brake cleaner on the gears to clean it. Thoughts?
Thanks guys!
Should I use brake cleaner on the gears to clean it. Thoughts?
Thanks guys!
Yeah I feel like most will evaporate but clean up any standing liquidsif you gonna take cover off, sure go for it if you have a desire. Fluid will accumulate at the bottom , so make sure to soak it all out before refill.
I just need to replace the gear oil in the diffs that’s allDuring oil change? Lots of folks do. Just let it dry before sealing everything up.
Gas became frowned upon for both safety and health reasons. Good brake clean evaporates fully so there is no residues like other solvents to worry about.I used to, then I stumbled upon the factory service manuals recommendation against using gasoline, which gave me pause about solvents in general. I just rinse it off with engine oil, which pours like water by comparison and tends to be cheaper than brake cleaner anyway.
What are you using? In my experience with what autoparts store sells, it mixes with oil and pools at the bottom of the diff with no signs of evaporationGas became frowned upon for both safety and health reasons. Good brake clean evaporates fully so there is no residues like other solvents to worry about.
Like Frank’s Red HotI put that shit on everything!!!
Thank youGas became frowned upon for both safety and health reasons. Good brake clean evaporates fully so there is no residues like other solvents to worry about.
CRC green mostly. You gotta wipe the pool out of the bottom first.What are you using? In my experience with what autoparts store sells, it mixes with oil and pools at the bottom of the diff with no signs of evaporation
Like everything else, the more you know.Whatever else you do, DO NOT HEAT parts cleaned with brake cleaner. Like clean it and then weld on it. The result is phosgene gas, as used in WW 1.
Nope. Ca went to the decaf stuff a while back. We have our own brand at work. Somehow some “good” stuff was mislabeled a while back and I got a case. I miss the good stuff.Like everything else, the more you know.
https://www.envirofluid.com/articles/tetrachloroethylene-a-deadly-danger-in-brake-cleaner/
The main ingredient in CA compliant brake cleaner at most parts stores is acetone and some alcohol and I don't know the last time I was able to find any of the chlorinated stuff.
I fled that communist state 5 years ago - but I don't know how much they've influenced the availability of "the good stuff" here in Florida. I'll have to look next time I'm in O'Reilly's. I'm still pissed that the EPA banned Creosote!Nope. Ca went to the decaf stuff a while back. We have our own brand at work. Somehow some “good” stuff was mislabeled a while back and I got a case. I miss the good stuff.
Pulling up the MSDS for Brakleen shows this:Like everything else, the more you know.
https://www.envirofluid.com/articles/tetrachloroethylene-a-deadly-danger-in-brake-cleaner/
The main ingredient in CA compliant brake cleaner at most parts stores is acetone and some alcohol and I don't know the last time I was able to find any of the chlorinated stuff.
CA compliant does not contain tetrachloroethylene. My point was that not all brake cleaner type products produce phosgene gas when heated.Pulling up the MSDS for Brakleen shows this:
Supplemental information When exposed to extreme heat or hot surfaces, vapors may decompose to harmful or fatal corrosive gases such as hydrogen chloride and possibly phosgene.
3. Composition/information on ingredients Mixtures Chemical name Common name and synonyms CAS number % tetrachloroethylene perchloroethylene