cleaning a rotor and clutch

[keeleydavis]

I am about to put a used rotor and clutch on my cb360 and noticed its pretty dirty and the springs holding the eccentric rollers are a bit grungy and do not move very smoothly. What would you use to clean up the entire unit? Gasoline? Carb Cleaner? Thanks much

 

[crazypj]

Diesel, it has various corrosion inhibitors and cleaners, plus, it's real easy to find at almost any gas station

 

[keeleydavis]

Would that help clean the springs? Would I have to rinse off the diesel afterwards? What about engine degreaser or just soap and water?

 

[mydlyfkryzis]

Rinse with clean diesel. Kerosene would work instead of diesel also. Kerosene is available at home depot and alike. Small amount of residue won't hurt the oil or other components.

Left over soap, degreasers, etc can have a detrimental effect on gaskets, metals. bearings.

We all use the degreasers, but if you don't thoroughly remove any residue, you are shortening the life of components.

 

[VonYinzer]

Do not use water to clean internal engine parts or bare metal parts.

 

[born2expire]

anytime you use a chemical, solvent, oil etc on something that is to be used again in any mechanical setting where it will then be used with a certain type of oil it is always practice to clean thoroughly and to blow it with compressed air and wipe with a rag. if you're using diesel, kerosene, simple green etc thats fine but if there's enough residue left on the part and then you put it back in your motor with NEW oil that will ruin the viscosity of the oil in the engine and with enough could cause a crankcase explosion. now i know these old hondas are solid as a rock but anything air cooled is depending on the bike moving so by lowering the integrity of the oil keeping your engine running fine and cooled at the same time its not good to give it anything extra to make it act up on you. also most fuel's are corrosive so over time they can actually eat up some metals.

 

[crazypj]

Your not going to damage anything with the miniscule amount of residue from a solvent, you could fill the dam thing with diesel and run it until it seized without having an explosion.
I think you read too much and know too little
Diesel injectors run at minimum of 1,800 psi, but more usual is 2,300 psi.
Spraying diesel into air doesn't cause spontaneous combustion, you still need need to pressurise cylinder to get enough heat for fuel to burn

 

[mydlyfkryzis]

My 91 NH750 FSM says to clean and fill the hydraulic lifters with Kerosene to get out all the air. The motor is assembled with the lifters filled with kerosene. So Diesel and Kerosene, especially in small amounts, will not harm anything. They are all petroleum based an fairly compatible.

Detergents and other degreasers may or may not be so friendly. Laundry detergent, for instance, is quite alkaline, and left on aluminum will cause issues.

If I use a water based degreaser, I will rinse thoroughly with fresh, hot water, then dry thoroughly. I've never had an issue because of this. However, if you don't rinse well, detergents and regular degreasers can be problematic. How Bad? that all depends...how much is left, the materials, the actual degreasers. I am sure the clutch material doesn't like anything but petroleum based cleaners like kero or diesel.

Except for diesel or kerosene, the part needs to be thoroughly rinsed and cleared. For Diesel and Kerosene, rag dry is good enough.

 

[keeleydavis]

Much thanks guys. I'll give this a go.