SirkWhyXF 1,533 Posted October 8, 2015 Rang the local diff joint and asked the question and old mate told me the only issue he had was it was too expensive. When they clean out a diff they get out as much oil as possible by draining and mopping out with paper towel, then hit it with degreaser and a pressure wash with water and dry it all out with compressed air. Was surprised to hear they sprayed water into a diff centre, but apparently its common practice. Just interested to see what others have done? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FOMOCOHO 882 Posted October 8, 2015 Use an oil based degreaser, such as kerosene, 'neat-cut' if you can get it (low fumes), & use an extraction fan if possible. I never use water based degreaser on engine/driveline components. 2 slydog and revhead reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAWDEAL 222 Posted October 8, 2015 Rang the local diff joint and asked the question and old mate told me the only issue he had was it was too expensive. When they clean out a diff they get out as much oil as possible by draining and mopping out with paper towel, then hit it with degreaser and a pressure wash with water and dry it all out with compressed air. Was surprised to hear they sprayed water into a diff centre, but apparently its common practice. Just interested to see what others have done? Diesel or petrol would prob do the job if your in a pinch lol Straya 2 revhead and ricktewagon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerg 10,871 Posted October 8, 2015 Water isn't a problem if you can dry it out quickly, it's what I use to wash things off after a kero bath. Then hit everything with a WD spray then the water just falls out of it. I even wash out carbies with it, so you can see all the galleries squirting out and aren't blocked. Diffs shouldn't be a problem with water if you don't let it sit too long. That gear oil coats everything in a layer of sludge anyway. At 7 bucks a litre, I can understand why diff places don't use it as a flush. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FOMOCOHO 882 Posted October 8, 2015 Use an oil based degreaser, such as kerosene, 'neat-cut' if you can get it (low fumes), & use an extraction fan if possible. I never use water based degreaser on engine/driveline components. Sorry, that should read 'narrow-cut'... http://www.motonational.com.au/lubes-maintenance/kerosene/shell-narrow-cut-kerosene-detail Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FOMOCOHO 882 Posted October 8, 2015 I'm still using kero I got from the pump at a Shell Servo. $1.18 per Litre. Bring your own drum. Remember those days!... I just took lots of drums, thankfully. Now you can only buy it in a gold plated tin. Maybe solid gold, not sure but everything is expensive at a servo now thanks to the gready little... i'll just stop there. 2 bear351c and gerg reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerg 10,871 Posted October 8, 2015 I remember the good old days with kero bowsers too. Kero was a good power booster if you added it to diesel. You could smell it out the exhaust when someone was doing that. Too much and you could burn holes in pistons though. 1 FOMOCOHO reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAWDEAL 222 Posted October 8, 2015 I remember the good old days with kero bowsers too. Kero was a good power booster if you added it to diesel. You could smell it out the exhaust when someone was doing that. Too much and you could burn holes in pistons though. We have a Fordson tractor out here , one of the first diesel ones. Its hard to believe they made tractors to run off of just kero to get out of a fuel tax haha 1 gerg reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirkWhyXF 1,533 Posted October 8, 2015 Thanks for the replays gents. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,270 Posted October 13, 2015 Boeing 747's run on Kero.............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
