Cleaning And Inspection; Clean Ground And Polished Parts; Clean Rough Parts; Clean Transfer Case Assemblies - Meritor T-2111 Series Maintenance Manual

Clean Ground and
Polished Parts
!
WARNING
To prevent serious eye injury, always wear safe
eye protection when doing maintenance or service.
!
WARNING
If you use cleaning solvents, hot solution tanks or
alkaline solutions incorrectly, serious personal
injury can occur. To prevent serious personal
injury, follow the instructions supplied by the
manufacturer of these products. Do NOT use
gasoline to clean parts. Gasoline can explode and
cause serious personal injury.
!
CAUTION
•
Use only solvent cleaners to clean ground or
polished metal parts. Hot solution tanks or water
and alkaline solutions will damage these parts.
Isopropyl alcohol, kerosene or diesel fuel can be
used for this purpose.
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If required, use a knife to remove gasket material
from parts. Be careful not to damage the ground
or polished surfaces.

Clean Rough Parts

1. Rough parts can be cleaned with cleaning solvent or
in a hot solution tank with a weak alkaline solution.
2. Parts must remain in hot solution tanks until
completely cleaned and heated.
3. Remove the parts from the hot solution and wash
them with water until the hot solution is removed.

Clean Transfer Case Assemblies

1. A transfer case can be steam cleaned on the outside
to remove heavy amounts of dirt.
2. Before the transfer case is steam cleaned, close or
put a cover over all openings in the case.
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Cleaning and Inspection

Dry Cleaned Parts

1. Dry the parts immediately after cleaning and
washing.
2. Dry the parts with clean soft paper or cloth rags.
!
CAUTION
Do not dry bearings with compressed air. Bearings
can be damaged if dried by rotating with
compressed air.
3. Except for bearings, parts can be dried with
compressed air.
Prevent Corrosion and
Rust on Cleaned Parts
1. Apply transfer case lubricant to all cleaned and dried
parts that are to be immediately assembled.
2. If parts are to be stored, apply a special material and
paper that prevents corrosion and rust to all surfaces.
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