Cleaning cassette / deraileur / crankset

derbygrimpeur
derbygrimpeur Posts: 822
edited June 2011 in Workshop
I've just changed my crankset, deraileurs and cassette and am wondernig what the best way to clean the oil off the old stuff is?

thanks

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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Dunk in a jar of white spirit or diesel and give it a good scrub with a stiff brush. May need several changes of solvent if it's really gunked up. Rinse in hot soapy water and dry thoroughly in the airing cupboard before lubricating.
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    +1

    rock climbing brush (think big stiff toothbrush...)

    and bowl of paraffin

    scrubadubdub
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  • Bozman
    Bozman Posts: 2,518
    WD40 and the wifes toothbrush!
  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    Big bowl of the cheapest degreaser you can find - chuck old bits in, leave the whole lot for a while, give it all a scrub, chuck bits back in, repeat until clean.

    Rinse off with fresh water, throw soiled degreaser and bowl into next door's garden.

    Throw old bits on garage floor to dry off.

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