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05-20-2007, 07:36 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Scottsdale,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Bought an Exact carbon car in TX. Bought a 427 sideoiler with 630 HP
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Best way to clean tranny case?
I bought a TR 3550 with 4000 miles on it and want to clean the case. Any suggestions on the best product(s) to use?
Thanks, John
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double ugly
The average fighter pilot, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy and caring. These feelings just don't involve anybody else.
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05-20-2007, 08:01 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Freedomia,,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Coupe,Blue w/white stripes SB; Roadster, Blue w/white stripes BB w/2-4s; SPF installer/Hot Rod-Custom Car builder
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John, I use and highly recommend a product called S100. It is available through most bike (motorcycle) shops and is unparallelled in it's abilities. I have used many products over the last 40 years and I have used this exclusively for about a decade. It is also known as Total Cycle Cleaner in some shops. It has abilities not even listed. I used it to clean an old BMW I was getting ready for a couple's anniversary and when I used it on the chrome it even eliminated the surface corrosion that was developing. I've used it to dissolve the gunk in carb bowls, it is bio-degradable and is safe on the skin. Oh...Did I say that I really like the stuff??? 
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05-20-2007, 08:12 AM
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Brake cleaner works pretty good.
Jay
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05-20-2007, 09:33 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Thanks, I'll get some.
John
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double ugly
The average fighter pilot, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy and caring. These feelings just don't involve anybody else.
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05-20-2007, 10:50 AM
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One of the best things for simple de-greasing is WD40.
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05-20-2007, 12:55 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Bought an Exact carbon car in TX. Bought a 427 sideoiler with 630 HP
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I am hoping to brighten up the alloy. It's pretty clean now. Steel wool?
John
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double ugly
The average fighter pilot, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy and caring. These feelings just don't involve anybody else.
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05-20-2007, 01:10 PM
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Don't use steel wool. The wool leaves micro pieces and fibers on the surface that soon rust.
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A beautiful car, precisely assembled. Unfortunately I don't fit. Sold it after four hundred miles. Well, at least now I know a Cobra is not a car I can own.
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05-20-2007, 01:32 PM
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Double Ugly,
So what did you end up using to clean your trans case?
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05-20-2007, 02:13 PM
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I used to use WD 40 on my magnesium alloy transaxles years ago. This is aluminium alloy but I tried it and its cleaning up nicely. What didn't clean up I tried brake cleaner. It didn't work on the tougher areas so I'll try carb cleaner (carefully). I also may use woodz idea of S100 if I can find it locally. If it's as good as he says (I'm sure it is) it would be handy to have around.
John
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double ugly
The average fighter pilot, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy and caring. These feelings just don't involve anybody else.
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05-20-2007, 02:14 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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John, The reason I suggested the S100 is because it cleans the pores in the aluminum and makes it look brand new. It only needs a litlle brushing with a soft bristle brush and washes off( and is neutralized) with water. I buy it by the gallon and am trying to locate a source for a 55 gallon drum of it.
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05-20-2007, 02:38 PM
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Location: Reedsport, OR,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Old ('93)CMC kit, SB ford
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Try one of the numerous alloy wheel cleaner sprays.
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05-20-2007, 03:19 PM
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I'll search for some S100 ASAP. The tranny is close to new but going into an incredible replica and I want it to be as close to perfect as possible as possible.
John
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double ugly
The average fighter pilot, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy and caring. These feelings just don't involve anybody else.
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05-20-2007, 03:30 PM
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I'll search for some S100 ASAP. The tranny is close to new but going into an incredible replica and I want it to be as close to perfect as possible as possible.
John
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I'd start with this link...
http://www.s100.com/
Good luck,
Ivan
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05-20-2007, 04:50 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance 427 Side-Oiler
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Eagle "etching Wheel cleaner"
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05-20-2007, 04:55 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Squantum (part of Quincy),
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF1049 Titanium w/black stripes, 351W with Trick Flow Heads, Tremec 3550
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Castrol super clean is fantastic cleaner, except it should not be used to clean aluminum parts.
Its not available in Calif.
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05-20-2007, 07:50 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Hudson Valley NY,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Backdraft, 302, Tremec 3550. #038
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That Castrol Super Clean is good stuff, but be careful on the skin, it peeled and chaffed mine. Took days to get back to normal and a lot of handcream...
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