Cleaning Tips for Trans/Transfer Case (1 Viewer)

[germaneighter]

I used my pressure washer but unfortunately it did not do a very good job. (I pre-soaked with degreaser.) There is quite a bit of Oklahoma red clay mixed with various petroleum products that have a created a cement-type coating.

Any tips or tricks?

thanks

 

[Skeet]

Disassemble and bead blast was the only way I could get the transfer housing clean. I disassembled and scrubbed the trans housing with a wire brush in a parts washer.

 

[bhsdriller]

what about a soda blast setup without tearing it apart

 

[Ocho77]

I am in the process of doing this as well. We have had fairly good success with oven cleaner and brushes.

Steam cleaner helps if you have one of those.

 

[Vandal FJ]

I've heard to be very careful with oven cleaner on the aluminum?

 

[Steamer]

I have good luck with brass brushes on crudded up aluminum. Even dry. An assortment of shapes and sizes really helps. That reminds me. I'm getting low. I'm off to Amazon. Thanks! Also, 140 lbs. of shop air with a tight little nozzle does wonders on that crud also.

 

[B y r o n]

I don't see what you're talking about, looks pretty clean to me. What exactly were you expecting?

 

[JDNs78FJ40]

Lots of scrubbing and this stuff worked well for me. Then I painted the tranny with VHT paint and clear coat on the t-case.

 

[Coolerman]

After disassembly, sand blasting in a Harbor Freight blast cabinet, powder coating and reassembly.
They will come clean, and even bling, if you put the effort into it.

 

[JDNs78FJ40]

Show off @Coolerman Looks great!

 

[73FJ40]

Disassembled, cleaned up with scraper, odorless mineral spirits, wire brushes on die grinder, more solvent, wire brush, etc. etc.

Encouraged by Coolerman's efforts, as illustrated on his website.

Before:

After:

 

[65swb45]

Disassembled, cleaned up with scraper, odorless mineral spirits, wire brushes on die grinder, more solvent, wire brush, etc. etc.

Encouraged by Coolerman's efforts, as illustrated on his website.

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After:
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Looks like you’re missing the freeze plug on the front of your idler shaft.

 

[73FJ40]

@65swb45

Thanks for looking closely. I checked on it, and it's just an optical illusion:

 

[Coolerman]

Looks good! Now if they would only stay that way...

 

[73FJ40]

Looks good! Now if they would only stay that way...

Yes, that would be the trick.

Only if they never leave the garage, or get donated to the LC museum in SLC!

 

[65swb45]

Yes, that would be the trick.

Only if they never leave the garage, or get donated to the LC museum in SLC!

LOL. As you guys know, I have a large LA clientele. I kid you not: one of my customers actually asked me about making a lexan skidplate so people could see his shiny undercarriage.

He was one of those folks that I commonly joke about: if I gave them back their Landcruiser with no front driveshaft, I wonder if they would ever notice?

@D’Animal actually knows one of those no front driveshaft guys! I wonder if he still remembers the scene at the articulation ramp at his house, so many years ago.

 

[germaneighter]

I don't see what you're talking about, looks pretty clean to me. What exactly were you expecting?

Good point. I would like to be able to brush paint the transmission and have the paint stick. Not too worried about the aluminum stuff.

 

[hooter]

Another example of ‘blow the trans/transfer apart and media blast’. I plated all hardware prior to reassembly.

lots of work for something no one will see, but I know it’s ‘right’

before

after.

hOOter

 

[SNLC]

Carb cleaner or simple green on aluminum.

Do not use purple power or any hard products on aluminum.

Cheers

 

[Honger]

Some serious transfer cases on this thread...