Re: MT14L2 Wheels

["James Shanks" <n1vbn@bit-net.com>]

Brian,

	Another easier option is put the wheels in a galvanized trash can that is
water tight. Get 5 or 6 cinder blocks and arrange on the ground in a circle
with the front open 18 or so inches preferably where there is no living
grass (or grass you don't care whether it lives) Fill it up with water and
start a wood fire under the barrel. Just keep feeding the fire to bring the
water to a slow boil which will remove all the grease and oil which will
float to the surface where you can skim it off. Just my idea of a way to do
it without blowing the crud all over the local carwash owner.


James Shanks
n1vbn@bit-net.com
(N1VBN is my Ham Radio callsign)
n1vbn@wb1dsw.nh.usa.noam


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> From: Brian W. Thom <bwthom@htonline.com>
> To: speeders@lists.cirr.com
> Subject: MT14L2 Wheels
> Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 7:55 AM
> 
> 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
>