Hi Mike, my diff housing was so coated I didn't even know it was
alloy!
I just used a scraper to remove the worst of it then used a stiff
brush and kerosine followed by a high pressure garden hose nozzle.
Any de-greaser( preferably enviro friendly) should loosen the buildup
followed by a garden hose with a nozzle attached.
Same procedure with the axle housing but once the gunk is removed the
parts are subject to rust if the paint has gone as well.
Try using an old credit card trimmed if necessary, to remove the crud:
it is sharp but being plastic hopefully will not damage what paint is
left.
My SP310 manual specifies Hypoid gear oil no. MP90 (in warmer climates
>32Deg C MP140).
I would recommend Castrol but any good quality brand name should be
ok.
Regards,
Graeme Suckling
1965 SP310 - under construction DSOA Member # 112
1971 P510 4 door - daily driver, original owner, highly modified.
1972 P510 2 door - in storage.
1973 HS30/240Z - re-building to 2003 specs.
Adelaide, South Australia.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
datsun_sports
Sent: Monday, 6 January 2003 11:18 AM
To: Datsun Forum
Subject: brakes and rear end
hi all,
i do not know much about drums so i had my neighbor come over and look
at
them. he has a redone 57 ford custom 300. looks sharp. anyhow, he said
the
pads would be ok for a little while so he suggested i wait. since i
had the
rear up i decided to changed the rear diff oil. i would like some
recommendations on what type and brand i should use for regular street
driving. also, the rear diff housing has a lot of gunk on it. i tried
using
carb cleaner to get some of it off but it wont budge. i have used a
paint
scraper to remove some of it. any tips on how to get it off? i do not
have a
pressure washer at this time.
thx,
mike
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