Clean your bearings for cheap and without expensive chemicals

[Surchaufeur]

I was searching trough the internet to how protect my hardware from rust without oil or grease. I found a video how to clean bearings with citrus cleaner. Found It interesting i thought it was fake At first ur when i saw manufacturers selling bearing cleaner kits and they included citrus cleaner in the package i was like that cant be a joke.

i hate working on bearings its discusting and messy. I went to the hardware store bought a bottle of citrus cleaer. Took a few diety bearings i had, removed the seals dropped it in a plastic container and sprayed the cleaner in. Shaked it for a few mins and the bearings came out completly clean it completly ate the grease no residu. No more wd40 nomore poopy expensive chemical to clean bearings. Be sure to Rince them with water and dry them completely or they will rust. Your hands wont die in the process too.

Also tried on diff oil opened the v4 diff i had and it insured me because the dam outdrives disnt want to come out. The end got streched because of the pin i can see why the internels of the v4 diffs are so weak its a design flaw. I had to use pliers and extreme force. The cleaner doesn't dissolve silicone oil at all don't try it made a disgusting mess.

 

[slick2500]

Did you use any particular citrus cleaner? Or just the first thing you saw at the store that said citrus cleaner on it? Something like this should work? https://www.walmart.com/ip/Purple-P...r-32-oz/16879848?wl13=1604&selectedSellerId=0

 

[Surchaufeur]

Did you use any particular citrus cleaner? Or just the first thing you saw at the store that said citrus cleaner on it?

Its the citrus oil who eats the grease. Thats why any kind of real citrus cleaner will work.

This is the one i got

i think its just different labels

 

[Gdub34]

Do the newer and supposedly improved rubber shielded sealed bearings ever need any maintenance? thanks

 

[Exc3l]

Do the newer and supposedly improved rubber sealed bearing ever need any maintenance? thanks

All bearings do.

 

[Gdub34]

Ok. thanks

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

Made my own for like $4 probably 10 years ago it feels like lol

 

[slick2500]

Made my own for like $4 probably 10 years ago it feels like lol

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What?

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

Bearing shaker bottles... place a bearing between each nylon nut and put wing nut on and shake away... cleans them in 30 sec. Just blow them out,couple drops of oil and throw the seals back on and presto..

I was searching trough the internet to how protect my hardware from rust without oil or grease. I found a video how to clean bearings with citrus cleaner. Found It interesting i thought it was fake At first ur when i saw manufacturers selling bearing cleaner kits and they included citrus cleaner in the package i was like that cant be a joke.

i hate working on bearings its discusting and messy. I went to the hardware store bought a bottle of citrus cleaer. Took a few diety bearings i had, removed the seals dropped it in a plastic container and sprayed the cleaner in. Shaked it for a few mins and the bearings came out completly clean it completly ate the grease no residu. No more wd40 nomore poopy expensive chemical to clean bearings. Be sure to Rince them with water and dry them completely or they will rust. Your hands wont die in the process too.View attachment 127932View attachment 127933View attachment 127934View attachment 127935View attachment 127936View attachment 127937View attachment 127938View attachment 127939
Also tried on diff oil opened the v4 diff i had and it insured me because the dam outdrives disnt want to come out. The end got streched because of the pin i can see why the internels of the v4 diffs are so weak its a design flaw. I had to use pliers and extreme force. The cleaner doesn't dissolve silicone oil at all don't try it made a disgusting mess.

Naphtha will eat diff oil asap

 

[Surchaufeur]

Do the newer and supposedly improved rubber shielded sealed bearings ever need any maintenance? thanks

All bearings no batter what if you want them to last will need maintenence. I run trought snow so

 

[SrC]

I was searching trough the internet to how protect my hardware from rust without oil or grease. I found a video how to clean bearings with citrus cleaner. Found It interesting i thought it was fake At first ur when i saw manufacturers selling bearing cleaner kits and they included citrus cleaner in the package i was like that cant be a joke.

i hate working on bearings its discusting and messy. I went to the hardware store bought a bottle of citrus cleaer. Took a few diety bearings i had, removed the seals dropped it in a plastic container and sprayed the cleaner in. Shaked it for a few mins and the bearings came out completly clean it completly ate the grease no residu. No more wd40 nomore poopy expensive chemical to clean bearings. Be sure to Rince them with water and dry them completely or they will rust. Your hands wont die in the process too.View attachment 127932View attachment 127933View attachment 127934View attachment 127935View attachment 127936View attachment 127937View attachment 127938View attachment 127939
Also tried on diff oil opened the v4 diff i had and it insured me because the dam outdrives disnt want to come out. The end got streched because of the pin i can see why the internels of the v4 diffs are so weak its a design flaw. I had to use pliers and extreme force. The cleaner doesn't dissolve silicone oil at all don't try it made a disgusting mess.

Yeah Brake Cleaner (Chlorinated) is the best to soak diff gears in.
Many don't like Brake cleaner. Its rough to touch( gloves needed) and the fumes are NO good. Work around that and brake cleaner is fast and quick and least expensive way.
I tried Citrus. You need several applications and more than double the time. Costly in the long run. Citrus is not strong enough IMO. Bearings also.
An ultra sonic bath along with citrus may work better. How I see it. Citrus needs some help/effort to work best.
Brake cleaner gets parts perfectly clean every time real fast. Tried many cleaners before. WD40 needs reapplication also if using that. WD sucks IMO. But is a solvent. FWIW. WD needs to be fully removed from bearings or it breaks down the lube you put back in. Need brake cleaner to remove the WD40. Wasted effort in cleaning.

 

[Surchaufeur]

For me citrus has been the best. Just sh9ve a few tooth brushes and shake

 

[SrC]

Yeah many prefer Citrus. The way you use it is perfect. Rinsed and dried is important. Many don't do that. Or Know that. Citrus doesn't evaporate clean like a brake cleaner does. Citrus doesn't cut it with Silicone oil on diff parts IMO. Tried that also. Can work if you scrub and use a tooth brush. etc. Not quick enough for me.
It works. I tried it. I have much of it here mostly for work on my bicycles (chains)etc. My other hobby.
Citrus is non toxic. A plus. The dirt and grease and grime is toxic though.

 

[slick2500]

Bearing shaker bottles... place a bearing between each nylon nut and put wing nut on and shake away... cleans them in 30 sec. Just blow them out,couple drops of oil and throw the seals back on and presto..

Naphtha will eat diff oil asap

Yeah but Naphtha smells really bad, I can never seem to get the smell off my diff parts.

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

Yeah but Naphtha smells really bad, I can never seem to get the smell off my diff parts.

It does smell but dam does it work

 

[slick2500]

It does smell but dam does it work

True.

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

True.

I always make a mess with brake clean as well. I get oil and grease everywhere

 

[Surchaufeur]

Yeah many prefer Citrus. The way you use it is perfect. Rinsed and dried is important. Many don't do that. Or Know that. Citrus doesn't evaporate clean like a brake cleaner does. Citrus doesn't cut it with Silicone oil on diff parts IMO. Tried that also. Can work if you scrub and use a tooth brush. etc. Not quick enough for me.
It works. I tried it. I have much of it here mostly for work on my bicycles (chains)etc. My other hobby.
Citrus is non toxic. A plus. The dirt and grease and grime is toxic though.

It makes the brush all oily and disgusting. Had to use wd40 to remove the oil out of my brushes
I don't bother diff diff fluid i try to remove the best i can and refill it.

 

[Gdub34]

All bearings no batter what if you want them to last will need maintenence. I run trought snow so

My 3s typhon hasn’t seen water, mud, gravel or even dirt yet but that will change as soon as I get her sorted for outdoor racing track duty in Louisiana. So far I’ve only run packs through it on dry streets and my grass yard. It’s still remarkably clean. thanks

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

My 3s typhon hasn’t seen water, mud, gravel or even dirt yet but that will change as soon as I get her sorted for outdoor racing track duty in Louisiana. So far I’ve only run packs through it on dry streets and my grass yard. It’s still remarkably clean. thanks

Time to change that lol