Thread: Degreasing and polishing a trans.. Help!

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Well im getting ready to clean and polish my TH400. I know your not supposed to polish it b/c the trans wont be a ble to disipate heat as well but i wont be running it that hard, so im not to concerned. Pretty much doing it for the looks.

So i want to know what kind of degreaser you can use to clean the aluminum? I want to use something like the gallon of parts cleaner you buy athe parts store. Just dip it in there for a few hours and rinse off. Ive been using that purple power stuff and it works on the large flat areas but it doesnt work too well in the crevices where its caked up. Ive reaplied a few time but its still dirty. And it seems to just spread the oil around instead of neutralizing and getting rid of it.

Now once i get it clean, whats the best way of polishing the trans? Been thinking of using finer and finer scoth-brite pads on my grinder on the flats and using poishing cones in the tighter areas. And what kind of compound do i use when doing the final polish?

THanks,
John

aluminum trailer cleaner works good on a lot of it, but some of the small nooks and crannies require plain old elbow grease.... I've done a few, usually I start with some 80 grit on a DA to get rid of the casting flesh, then progressively finer, all the way to 2000 grit wet sanding, then get out the mothers and go to work. Sisal wheels and jewelers rouge (or however the heck you spell it) works a bit better then mothers.

Oil eater,{Its bio} and sand paper........plus lots of water,preferably soap water.Start at about 220 on the sand paper and go finer from there ,flush with lots of water when sanding.Basically keep it wet and rinsed ,theres no need to use a steady stream or anything,just keep it wet and flush the particles off every once in a while.

EASTWOOD has what you need. Go as crazy as you like.

If you are REALLY worried about the heat dissapation, then add a finned pan and you're even steven

Oven cleaner. I get mine from Ace Hardware. It'a $1.99 a can, on sale alot for $1.00. Quality Care is the brand. You can get a brand called Powerhouse at the Dollar Tree for $1.00 but it's not as good as the Ace stuff. Easy Off cost too much. $4.00 to $5.00 a can. It will remove some paint and the skin off your hands so wear gloves and try not to breath the stuff. Spray on and let set over night then hose off. The engine degreasers like Gunk that you get at the auto parts store leave behind an oily film.