i am in the middle of rebuilding the front of my toyota, i was wondering what you guys have done to clean up the knucles, i am having a hell of a time trying to get the old dirt and grease and **** off the knuckles. anyone have any easy way to do it? i was thinking of soaking them in diesel but dont know how well itll really work. ive gone thru a can on brake cleaner and you cant hardly tell. anyone have a soak tank or parts washer in the seattle area i could use? thanks for any ideas:beer:
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Degreasing knuckles
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I use simple green and an assortment of wire brushes and scrapers. For really bad stuff I bust out a grinder or drill with brushing attachments. I really want a solvent tank too. I've found simple green undiluted works as well as a lot of degreasers but its non-toxic, no harsh fumes.
billy12360
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regular unleaded gas is what ive used for grease removal.... but it may be a bit to expencive for you to just dump into a bucket for that.... hold on let me check the garge.. weve got some parts cleaner down there that weve used on a few different parts.... but cant rember the name... ill edit it into this one...
edit: its called water washable degreaser made by united labratorys[i think my dad got it from work...]
this is the link to it
http://www.unitedlabsinc.com/usa/catalog/shopexd.asp?id=853
and this is the link to solivent based cleaners by united labs.
http://www.unitedlabsinc.com/usa/catalog/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=11&cat=Degreasers+%2D+Solvent%2DBased&nodeid=id16
and some water based
http://www.unitedlabsinc.com/usa/catalog/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=12&cat=Degreasers+%2D+Water%2DBased&nodeid=id17
edit: its called water washable degreaser made by united labratorys[i think my dad got it from work...]
this is the link to it
http://www.unitedlabsinc.com/usa/catalog/shopexd.asp?id=853
and this is the link to solivent based cleaners by united labs.
http://www.unitedlabsinc.com/usa/catalog/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=11&cat=Degreasers+%2D+Solvent%2DBased&nodeid=id16
and some water based
http://www.unitedlabsinc.com/usa/catalog/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=12&cat=Degreasers+%2D+Water%2DBased&nodeid=id17
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cheesemaker
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I used stuff called Orange Magic! I snagged some from work and I just kept it in a 5 gallon bucket and used a bunch of those little wire brushes. Works really good, and is really easy on the hands. I used to use Castrol Super Clean/purple power, it worked good but just as harsh on my hands like Simple Green.
I've got 25 gallons of this stuff! I went dumpster diving at work cause they decided to use other stuff! :awesomework:
I've got 25 gallons of this stuff! I went dumpster diving at work cause they decided to use other stuff! :awesomework:
dove'd85
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what part of the seattle area do you live in.....
stealthrunner1
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took my front axle down to the car wash hosed it down with super clean let it sit for a while and put about 10.00 in and got most all the grease off..:awesomework:
stealthrunner1
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Ohh ya it's called (methylene chloride) best degreaser in the world that i've used.....active ingredient in carb cleaner dips....:awesomework:
TigTorch
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PAINT THINNER.
Wipe all the grease out you can with paper towels (you'll use a bunch). Clean whats left with a gallon or two of paint thinner in in an oil drain pan.
Use a tooth brush and one of those parts cleaner brushes.
Dump the pan out a splash at a time on the weeds in your gravel driveway.
Wipe all the grease out you can with paper towels (you'll use a bunch). Clean whats left with a gallon or two of paint thinner in in an oil drain pan.
Use a tooth brush and one of those parts cleaner brushes.
Dump the pan out a splash at a time on the weeds in your gravel driveway.
if you have a pressure washer thats the ticket! Get either simple green or Royal purple degreaser! Spray axle really good and let it soak for atleast 30mins I try more like an hour+ then go to town with the pressure washer get nice and close and make sure you have goggles:awesomework:
Goodluck I have used this method for every part i have ever owned, the onething I would do is either tape off any place you dont want water or shove a towel in whatever place you dont want water in:awesomework:
GRNTACO
This Space Blank
I do my degreasing at the local car wash. Most have a degreaser setting plus the high pressured hot water.:awesomework:
I guess most people get their water from a magic water factory somewhere then it leaves the planet after going down the drain.
But I get my water from the ground so please stop putting toxic **** in it!
1 grumpy
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I use oven cleaner from the dollar store,and an added plus it smell's like lemon's after.
It really work great..:awesomework:
It really work great..:awesomework:
Turtle Bite
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Find someone with a "parts washer", almost every mechanic has one, often they dont even leave an oily residue. I usually go down to the car wash and used high pressure w/soap if its really built up or a big part, 2.00 in quarters goes a long way.
84Toyota4x4
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Oven cleaner works ok, the foaming stuff is cool.
I did mine before I had my parts washer, so I just bought a couple of the 2.5 gallon jugs of Castrol Super Clean, put the knuckles in a 5 gallon bucket, then poured the Super Clean over them. Let em sit for a while (hour or so), scrubbed a little, and voila, they were shiny and new looking. Plus, the Super Clean can be dumped back into the bottles and re-used that way. Just strain out the big crap with coffee filters in your funnel. Works great!
If I had to do it over again, Id probably do it the same way even though I have a parts washer now, haha.
~T.J.
I did mine before I had my parts washer, so I just bought a couple of the 2.5 gallon jugs of Castrol Super Clean, put the knuckles in a 5 gallon bucket, then poured the Super Clean over them. Let em sit for a while (hour or so), scrubbed a little, and voila, they were shiny and new looking. Plus, the Super Clean can be dumped back into the bottles and re-used that way. Just strain out the big crap with coffee filters in your funnel. Works great!
If I had to do it over again, Id probably do it the same way even though I have a parts washer now, haha.
~T.J.
