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WD45 brake cavity

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MikeRW

08-30-2006 09:42:08




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This past weekend i was spending some time scraping old grease and such off the bottom of my WD45 that i purchased recently. On the underside of each brake cavity there is an round opening to the brake cavity, maybe 2" in diameter. Neither of these is covered and it looks as though i have an old critter nest on each side. Any ideas on how to clean these out properly without tearing things apart? Not much room on the topside to get a shop vac hose past the brake linings. Are these supposed to be covered? If so what is a good method of covering. Thank you for your responses.

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stu (ON)

08-30-2006 12:00:45




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 Re: WD45 brake cavity in reply to MikeRW, 08-30-2006 09:42:08  
MikeRW, I ran into the same thing on Dad's WD, and learned from this forum and the Unofficial Allis site that this is a common occurrence. I had to get down under and fish up through the holes with a coat hanger to get the debris out. The common infestation with rodents, and the resulting urine bath on the anchor pin is one of the main reasons that this pin is often so hard to remove when it is time to replace brake shoe linings.

I also experienced a lot of black slivers falling out of the hole as I cleaned it. I presumed these to be slivers of brake shoe, possibly asbestos as they are original. So, it is best to use a vacuum while fishing around, and possibly as good a dust mask as you can find.

Haven't read where anybody covers these holes. Most components seem to remain in pretty good condition for 50+ years of age with the constant air circulation and open drain.

stu

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MikeRW

08-31-2006 05:13:36




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 Re: WD45 brake cavity in reply to stu (ON), 08-30-2006 12:00:45  
Thanks for the feedback. think i'll make or find an adaptor to go from shopvac to smaller sized pvc to get in there and clean out.



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