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old grease #243248 05/19/12 03:59 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 129 orem utah baconfederate OP Shade Tree Mechanic
OP baconfederate Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 129 orem utah	i just learned a lot about grease. i opened the front wheel of a 35 year parked chev and found the old grease hardened so i couldn't scrape it off with a screwdriver. the lighter components apparently evaporated, leaving a hard wax like stuff. i finally soaked it in solvent all day, dug some off and out between the ball bearings with a tiny screwdriver, soaked it some more, did all the standard things, and next day got it clean to repak. makes me suspicious of greasing things like the brake cables where i can't get the stuff out. they don't make em like they usedta

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Re: old grease baconfederate #243259 05/19/12 07:50 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 654 Likes: 3 Oregon J Franklin Oil Can Mechanic
J Franklin Oil Can Mechanic Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 654 Likes: 3 Oregon	Greasing things like cables is nothing to worry about, it is greasing things and letting them sit unused for decades! Last edited by J Franklin; 05/19/12 07:50 PM. J Franklin

Re: old grease J Franklin #243264 05/19/12 08:50 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 129 orem utah baconfederate OP Shade Tree Mechanic
OP baconfederate Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 129 orem utah	thanks. all i got around here was "wow" and agreement with my conclusions. i like yours better. they don't make em like they usedta

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