Cleaning bearing surfaces, what to use?

1. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #1 19th May 2012, 00:58

   I'm wanting to clean out the bearing surfaces inside my trailing arms where the axle bearings sit as there is a bit of caked on stuff in there from when the old bearings went bad. I'm thinking flap wheel but what grit? or any other ideas?
   
   thankyou
2. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #2 19th May 2012, 01:26

   red scotch flap wheel nothing more. If you use a grit you will change the shape and size meaning possible premature failure.
   
   Also break cleaner on the scotch flapper helps clean out shit n gunk.
3. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #3 19th May 2012, 01:33

   Do you have any links to a red scotch flap wheel so I know what i'm looking for or know where I can get one? Thanks
4. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #4 19th May 2012, 01:37

   Scotch wheel
   
   One of these mate they sell them at b&q or at least they use to. Just be careful only clean it and don't go crazy with it as you will change the shape of the hole.

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5. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #5 19th May 2012, 01:46

   Ahh ok i'll go have a look if they have any tommorrow, yeah I just wana make sure its all clean before I put the new bearings in don't want them going bad! thanks very much