How is everyone cleaning the diff fluid?

[simonphelps]

I’m about to switch out center differential fluid from my Typhon v5 6s. What should I use to get everything clean?
Brake cleaner and then rinse? There are many different methods and I want to know what to pick up at the store.

 

[JvG]

Brake cleaner doesn’t work on silicon oil.
You need electrical contact cleaner. Just let your diff gears soak in it for 10 minutes and use a toothbrush to remove the final residue.

 

[simonphelps]

Brake cleaner doesn’t work on silicon oil.
You need electrical contact cleaner. Just let your diff gears soak in it for 10 minutes and use a toothbrush to remove the final residue.

On a similar note. After replacing the fluid can/should I purchase a grease that can go on outside of the diff?

 

[#ARRMArcfanboy4life]

Nitro force rc cleaner.

 

[TriggerHappy]

Any grease will work. All purpose what i use

 

[Liquid SSSnake]

WD40 works the best out of everything I tried, it really dissoves grease. Then degreaser and rinse.

 

[JvG]

On a similar note. After replacing the fluid can/should I purchase a grease that can go on outside of the diff?

Lucasoil Red n Tacky is great for gear grease

WD40 works the best out of everything I tried, it really dissoves grease. Then degreaser and rinse.

WD40 doesn’t dissolve grease.
WD40 electrical contact cleaner does dissolve silicon oil.

 

[Warby]

WD40 doesn’t dissolve grease.

Hmmmm ..... its actually a good degreaser. I use it to clean at work. That's why you should never use it on chains as it cleans off oil and grease.

 

[JvG]

Hmmmm ..... its actually a good degreaser. I use it to clean at work. That's why you should never use it on chains as it cleans off oil and grease.

Do you mean a WD40 product or the original WD40 stuff? They made it a brand name which is quite confusing.
Original WD40 stands for Water Displacement and doesn't dissolve grease like a brake cleaner.

And the OP is talking about diff fluid, so silicon oil, which is something completely different than grease.

 

[Warby]

Do you mean a WD40 product or the original WD40 stuff? They made it a brand name which is quite confusing.
Original WD40 stands for Water Displacement and doesn't dissolve grease like brake cleaner.

Yep the original WD40 stuff. It doesn't work as well as brake cleaner and actually degreaser but it does degrease and clean.
Thick grease is hard to degrease. Usually takes a bit of elbow grease (haha) to move it.

 

[Liquid SSSnake]

WD-40 is a solvent it breaks silicone down then it's easy to wash away with a degreaser. I tried brake clean, electric, carb, and even gasoline, none worked without elbow grease.

 

[Sandracer_NL]

I use a small can to pour the old oil in and a lot of paper towels and toothbrush (cotton ear sticks also work) to clean it. Still messy though.

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

Been doing this 20+ years. Naptha works better then anything by far. Drop parts in and 5 min later they are squeaky clean an a bottle will last a lifetime

 

[Warby]

Been doing this 20+ years. Naptha works better then anything by far. Drop parts in and 5 min later they are squeaky clean an a bottle will last a lifetime

Naptha is Shellite for the Aussie readers.

 

[Sandracer_NL]

Been doing this 20+ years. Naptha works better then anything by far. Drop parts in and 5 min later they are squeaky clean an a bottle will last a lifetime

Just looked up Naptha, because I never saw it over here. I used break cleaner before, but it‘s expensive and very toxic.
I see that a sort of Naptha is easily available and cheap, so I will definitely give it a try

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

Just looked up Naptha, because I never saw it over here. I used break ckeaner before, but it expensive and very toxic.
I see that a sort of Naptha is easily available and cheap, so I definitely give it a try

You will not be disappointed. Just remember it will swell up the o rings

 

[gotnitro]

Compressed air and WD for me.

 

[JvG]

Just looked up Naptha, because I never saw it over here. I used break cleaner before, but it‘s expensive and very toxic.
I see that a sort of Naptha is easily available and cheap, so I will definitely give it a try

What did you find?

 

[Clubin]

I let em drip out and put them into my ultrasonic cleaner with some simple green.

 

[Sandracer_NL]

What did you find?

‘Wasbenzine‘ and ‘terpentine’.