"cleaning" a dirty Track-lok diff?

[81Chero]

Hey Guys,  Picked up a 8.25 track-lok diff from a guy that had it for a project that changed directions and it

had been sitting for quite some time and has dusty kind of dirt all over it.

What would be the best way to clean it?

I wanted to take it apart and see if it needed any new parts and since I was in there I'd thought I'd help it if i could.

 

Since it's a clutch style I don't want to use a solvent if that's going to degrade the surfaces.

Otherwise I thought of just taking it to a car wash and spraying it down with Blaster after..

 

What do you guys think?

 

Thanks Errol

[88whitemanche]

Your planning to clean the inside of the diff?

I'm not sure you would want to do that unless your planning to regear and rebuild the whole axle...

If your leaving the gears and trac-lok alone then just clean the exterior of the axle and leave the gears alone...

Cleaning it may defect the meshing parts(pinion/trac-lok/bearings/).....

[cruiser54]

Brake cleaner.

[64 Cheyenne]

Your talking about just the carrier?

If so I'd car wash it, dry with compressed air, call it good unless there is visible signs of damage like worn spider gears etc.

I would not take it apart unless you are sure you have all your ducks in a row....

[Doc.]

For the outside, sure pressure wash it. For the inside I don't know why you would want to use water. Isn't that something we try to avoid getting in mechanical parts?

[81Chero]

"?"...  It's just the diff/carrier, not the whole axle.  But he somehow kept the pinion and side adjusters spotless..

I thought of just soaking it in Diesel fuel to get the grime softened, spend a quarter at the car wash,

take it home, blow it dry spray it down with WD or blaster and put in a couple plastic bags.

Just never had a 8.25 apart to know what the friction plates/discs were coated with and didn't want to

degrade/prematurely damage the clutch packs, thinking of like auto tranny clutch packs.

 

That came with a whole 'nother 29 spline axle with 3.55's that had everything shaved off and spring perches

repositioned,  ALL for a whoppin 75.00

So, now I'll have 3 gear sets, 3.07, 3.55, 3.73 to choose from. (the trac-lok has the 3.73 gearing)

and two axles.

Thanks again guys.

E

[Megadan]

Brake cleaner.

^X2.  Or Seafoam/B-12.