Gearbox flush

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Posted by Matt Wilson [71.170.81.50] on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 19:54:23 :

I'm resurrecting my '49 after not having run it for a few years. It wasn't that long ago that I changed out the transmission gear oil after I rebuilt the unit (ALL NEW parts). Ok, maybe it is a long time in terms of TIME (8 or 9 years) but not many miles (6000 or 7000 miles). So when I drained out the oil, I poked my finger up into the case and was surprised at how much black sludge was in there. Maybe condensation has contributed to this?

Anyway, I'm contemplating whether to find a chemical I can use to flush it. Does anyone know of a good product for this? Or maybe I will fill it with new gear oil, drive it till it's good and hot then drain it again and re-fill it.

I would also like to do the same to the transfer case and front and rear diffs, as they have a lot of black goo in them too.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Matt

Follow Ups:

Re: Gearbox flush - Matt Wilson 21:22:00 11/14/2011

Re: Gearbox flush - Daryl in Oz 03:46:03 11/14/2011

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Re: Gearbox flush - The Dodge Boys 20:00:38 11/13/2011

Re: Gearbox flush - mannyc 07:30:19 11/14/2011
- Re: Gearbox flush - oldmopar 10:41:08 11/14/2011

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