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PostSubject: Gearbox Cleaning?   Gearbox Cleaning? Icon_minitimeTue Sep 29, 2020 7:37 pm

At the last battle day my KV was having an issue with one of the gearbox.  Thinking it was a stripped gear, I took it out to see if it could be replaced or fixed.  All the gears are fine but they are cover with 5 years of crud, so much it’s causing them to jam.  


So what do you guys use/recommend to clean them?  These are Tamyia gearboxes that use both metal and plastic.

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PostSubject: Re: Gearbox Cleaning?   Gearbox Cleaning? Icon_minitimeTue Sep 29, 2020 9:16 pm

i just use a toothbrush on them and a hobby knife when i do find crap stuck in the teeth

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PostSubject: Re: Gearbox Cleaning?   Gearbox Cleaning? Icon_minitimeFri Oct 02, 2020 8:18 pm

Airbrushler wrote:
Maybe you need some custom covers

https://can-amrctankclub.canadian-forum.com/t1146-gearbox-covers-for-the-hl-t-34


Nope, the gearboxes already came with covers.

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PostSubject: Re: Gearbox Cleaning?   Gearbox Cleaning? Icon_minitimeFri Oct 02, 2020 8:32 pm

I did scrub at them with a toothbrush, it wouldn’t quite reach all the gears properly.  So in the end I dissembled the gearbox completely and clean the gears individually with alcohol, then resemble it. 
I’ll re-grease them up again after they are put back in the tank.   

A before and after.   Th picture doesn’t really show how much grime was on the gears. No
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PostSubject: Re: Gearbox Cleaning?   Gearbox Cleaning? Icon_minitimeFri Oct 02, 2020 11:39 pm

Treat it like you would cleaning a rifle. Hoppes #9 with q-tips. Or use carb cleaner or something that shouldn't melt o-rings or plastic. Only ideas. Legal disclaimer on responsibility to follow.

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