Best home cleaning method for large parts?

[RGould1910]

Need to clean these parts. What's the best and easiest cleaning method to use at home?

[RajoRacer]

Wow - are those your Christmas presents ????? I just cleaned up my rod fixture with solvent as the original finish was fine - it's a Stevens - my KRW trans. drum fixture, I lightly bead blasted & repainted. I see the "sea-lion" for checking the rods is present - those are almost never with the fixture !

Did you get the transmission reamers & t.g. holding fixture ?

[RGould1910]

Hi Steve. I purchased the Wilson set up complete with the reamers and timing gear holder. I noticed the J hooks are 23/64" in diameter, not 3/8". That surprised me.
The shanks of the reamers (except for the driving plate bushing reamer) are worn a couple thou undersize. The fixture bore is worn the same oversize. I plan on grinding the shanks to a uniform size and boring and sleeving the fixture to hopefully achieve a 1 to 1 1/2 inch clearance. If there is an interest, I'll post photos of my progress.

BTW, I ordered filament tape to reinforce the Brassworks box and will get the radiator out to you as soon as the covid eases up. Its been almost 5 weeks and I am just starting to feel normal.

[Allan]

I would not bother "cleaning" them up. Let them tell their story as they are. By all means clean any machined surfaces so that they are accurate and easy to use. As someone once said, " They are only original once."

Allan from down under.

[Joe Bell]

do you have the attachment to bore the triple gears? they are always gone.

[Dan McEachern]

You don't have to bore or ream needle bearings!!



Zep Industrial Purple and some scotch brite or steel wool works pretty well with hot water.

[RGould1910]

Thanks for the suggestions. I do have the triple gear piece

[RGould1910]

Update. Zep Industrial Purple worked wonders. Still need to oil the rod jig. Thank you Dan.