Brake cleaner works great the first time you try it... then after that
you're sensitized to it and your hands feel like they're about to melt
off. ;)
jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> Don Rey <radon220@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> The NV3500 plugs require a 17mm hex key. Probably the same big allen
>> wrench you mentioned for the '00 transfer case. I wondered (inbetween
>> cursing) why they didn't just use the same damn plugs on my transfer
>> case. I don't mind ATF in the hair so much though... keeps the
>> skeeters off... plus with a good smear coating of ATF, the black grime
>> (which otherwise stains your skin for a week) will wash right off.
>>
>
>
> On a related note, I haven't tried this myself, but I heard or read
> somewhere that an old mechanic's trick is to work liquid hand soap,
> detergent, etc. into your hands/arms and let it dry. When you go to
> wash up afterwards, I guess all of the dirt and grease is on top of
> the soap, which goes away as soon as the water washes away the soap.
>
> Seems like it'd work? If anyone tries it, let us know the results.
> :-)
>
>
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