Tom in TN
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- Location
- Southern Middle Tennessee
I have an old Gravely, heavy duty walk-behind mower. It has an electric starter that is coupled via a roller chain to a large cogged wheel that bolts to the driveshaft. The chain is about the size of a typical bicycle chain. My chain has gotten rusted to the point that many of the links are "frozen" to one another so they won't flex as they should.
I've been soaking the chain in old's magic formula of acetone and automatic transmission fluid for about a week now. I've been able to break some of the links loose, but there are still many that are frozen solid. I've sprayed it a number of times with Rust Buster but that hasn't seemed to help either.
Anyone have any idea of how I can dissolve some of the rust and get the links to freely flex with one another?
Tom in TN
I've been soaking the chain in old's magic formula of acetone and automatic transmission fluid for about a week now. I've been able to break some of the links loose, but there are still many that are frozen solid. I've sprayed it a number of times with Rust Buster but that hasn't seemed to help either.
Anyone have any idea of how I can dissolve some of the rust and get the links to freely flex with one another?
Tom in TN