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kenzo42

12-18-2008 04:32 PM

Cleaning Flywheel

I'm going to be installing a FW for my Integra this weekend. I got some oil, grease, and finger prints on the FW. Just wondering if brake cleaner is the recommended cleaner?

Not sure if it leaves a residue. So brake cleaner? Mineral spirits?

mad0953

12-18-2008 05:02 PM

If I were doing it I would rub it with some real fine steel wool and either lacquer thinner or acetone.

y8s	12-18-2008 05:17 PM

brake cleaner works great. flywheels and brake rotors are pretty much brothers.

kotomile

12-18-2008 07:55 PM

Yup brake cleaner. FYI it leaves no residue, unlike carb cleaner.

kenzo42

12-22-2008 01:10 AM

So I sprayed down the flywheel w/ WD40 after seeing surface rust. Wow that started pretty dang quickly. Anyway, what can I use to remove the WD40? Will brake cleaner remove it too?

Toddcod

12-22-2008 01:15 AM

Yes.

The smooth areas are like brake rotors. Look at them after a rain. They will rust in a day or 2. the first time you hit the brake, it's taken off.

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