Remember that filthy nasty transmission?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Semper ubi, sub ubi
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Remember that filthy nasty transmission?
I'm amazed at how well it cleaned up! I scraped a couple of pounds of grime, grease and rocks off the tranny. I heaved into the back of my pickup, (how heavy is a TH400 anyway?) and drove to a car wash. The owner of the carwash was having a total $h!t fit because a couple of cowboys washed out a cattle trailer in one of his stalls! So he was too busy to complain about my greasy tranny and crossmember.
I squirted it all down with Castrol Purple degreaser and let it sit for a few minutes, they I hit it with the high pressure soap. 99% of the grime was gone in 5 minutes.
Here is a link to the before picture ...
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c3/eddlemsg/p000299.jpg
and the after ...
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c3/eddlemsg/p000308.jpg
That Castrol degreaser certainly works!
I squirted it all down with Castrol Purple degreaser and let it sit for a few minutes, they I hit it with the high pressure soap. 99% of the grime was gone in 5 minutes.
Here is a link to the before picture ...
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c3/eddlemsg/p000299.jpg
and the after ...
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c3/eddlemsg/p000308.jpg
That Castrol degreaser certainly works!
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Re: Remember that filthy nasty transmission? (Pacin'California)
I did the same thing with my 4 speed. It turned out amazingly clean. looks almost new again. Especially compared to what it was before cleaning.
Racer
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Re: Remember that filthy nasty transmission? (Smokehouse69)
did the same thing to mine- I used Simple Green and washed it off with a regular hose... amazing to find out what those things actually look like!!
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Re: Remember that filthy nasty transmission? (Smokehouse69)
Thats Texas for you :) Whats a little cow s!i&t in a carwash :D
Excellent job on the Th400. Wish I had mine that clean.But too much work
for me until I have trouble with it.
[Modified by Tahos, 10:03 PM 8/25/2002]
Excellent job on the Th400. Wish I had mine that clean.But too much work
for me until I have trouble with it.
[Modified by Tahos, 10:03 PM 8/25/2002]
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Re: Remember that filthy nasty transmission? (Smokehouse69)
nice job!! Some of those degreasers work great!!!
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Le Mans Master
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From: Coming home from Luckenbach Texas
Re: Remember that filthy nasty transmission? (Smokehouse69)
Yes, but that grease was likely holding the tranny together! Now it's gonna fall apart. Hurry up and rebuild that 200-4r!!! :smash:
