I agree with you, I just believe it's safer to leave that slight coating of
fluid or oil on the gears than to rinse it off with something as efficient
as brake cleaner. Cleaning the magnet to pick up those random filings and
slight pieces then leaving that oil film is the way I prefer to do it as
well.
Rascal
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From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Josh Battles
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 7:47 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: RE: DML: redline/royal purple rear end oil numbers....
On Fri, March 10, 2006 12:16 am, Rick Barnes wrote:
>
> That sure sounds better than brake cleaner
>
> Rascal
True enough, but I still don't see the point in it. Gear oil isn't really
all that thick, it'll run off of the gears all by itself if you give it the
chance. Hosing everything down with brake cleaner or another solvent (motor
oil in this case) just to get those last few drops of old gear oil off of
everything seems a waste of time IMHO.
What's the reasoning behind using brake cleaner / motor oil / other solvent
to clean everything off? Over the years I've changed diff oil many times
and
never cleaned anything inside except for the magnet. I've never had any
issues and have always been able to inspect everything just fine. I don't
see it as giving a return worth the effort, but maybe I'm mistaken....
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