Originally Posted by ragtop
Can rust be thoroughly cleaned from inside of axle housing? It was sitting outside for years. Could it be cleaned of rust good enough to trust it not to contaminate my new gears, or should I not take a chance and scrap it and buy a cleaner one? Thanks.


Make some caps for the ends and the coverchunk opening and fill it with evaporust ? Maybe make a tub lined with plastic sheeting and sumberge the entire thing ? Clean the oil off/out first.

kentj340 beat me too it .

Last edited by JohnRR; 08/07/23 10:30 AM.

running up my post count some more .