MT14L2 Wheels

["Brian W. Thom" <bwthom@htonline.com>]

I have successfully removed all four wheels from my B&N MT14L2.   The
inside of the front two wheels,  were caked with grease (from over
greasing bearings?).  I took a putty knife and removed most of it, but
still have a lot left.  I have tried brake cleaner, simple green, etc,
with no results.  My goal is to remove the grease, so I can have the
wheels sand blasted to remove the rust, and then paint.  Once I get the
wheels clean, were they painted black?

What I would like to try, is to take a propane torch, and melt or burn
the grease off.  My question is by heating up the wheel, will I cause
any metal stress, making the wheel not true?

Any and all help is always appreciated.

Brian in Brighton