Frank,
I know walnut is very soft but it still imbeds into the soft aluminium in
minute particles due to the force it is shot out - These wash out over time
and are said to then "polish" the bearings - and rather more than is
required!! I have no idea to what extent this happens. I got my info from
RPi Engineering whom I represent in USA and Canada for those disgustingly
cheap rebuilt motors. They take g'zillions of Rovers to bits each year and
I respects their imperical knowledge. They reckon this is a possibility.
They even frown on vapour cleaning soooooo..... I am going to stick to
non-abrasive cleaning -even walnuts - as I think it makes sense. I am
sending this out to the mailing list as I think your point is important !!
At 10:38 AM 7/12/99 -0600, you wrote:
>try blasting with crushed walnut shells, they are soft enough that they won't
>destroy your engine if you acidentally leave some in your engine.
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Regards
Barrie Robinson
robinson@baradv.on.ca
COBALT TECHNOLOGIES INC
faxlan@cobalt.com
http://web.onramp.ca/cobalt
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