Cleaning an alternator
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Cleaning an alternator
This is what the alternator from my 22re looks like.
it is covered in a mixture of oil, coolant and mostly mud. What would be the best way to go about cleaning it without damaging it. Can I dunk it in cleaning solution? Or do I need to dry clean it the best that I can? Wire wheel and such.
it is covered in a mixture of oil, coolant and mostly mud. What would be the best way to go about cleaning it without damaging it. Can I dunk it in cleaning solution? Or do I need to dry clean it the best that I can? Wire wheel and such.
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Cleaning solution, brake cleaner, carb cleaner may degrease the bearing(s). I'd scrape that gunk off with a putty knife with the shop vac sucking it up as I scrape. Then split it in two and hit it the inside with electrical parts cleaner trying to avoid the bearings.
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