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boilerpete 
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Location: Mooresville, IN
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 Topic: WF brakes
Posted: 14 Jul 2019 at 6:17pm |
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Working on my styled 1949 WF. Got the hand brake levers loosened, took them off to look inside. Have a bunch of wasp and mouse nest crud in there. Some I can reach and pull out but I’m going to need to flush it out. Don’t want to take the bands off. What can I flush it with?
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Rog NCWI
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Posted: 14 Jul 2019 at 6:55pm |
Hot soapy water then flush out with clear hot water. It worked for me. 
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Ted in NE-OH
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Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 9:20am |
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Air compressor and wand
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CA, WD, C, 3 Bs, 2 Gs, WC, I-400, 914
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Steve in NJ
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Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 1:33pm |
Blow it out with compressed air, follow up with a can of Brakekleen, and blow it out again. Should be good ta' go...... Steve@B&B
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39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife
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TimCNY
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Posted: 16 Jul 2019 at 8:21am |
Along with EYE PROTECTION AND A MASK, lol! But seriously too. That crap is not at all healthy to humans. 
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WF owner
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Posted: 16 Jul 2019 at 7:42pm |
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I always use a shop vacuum first. I have a small hose (about 5/8") that I use to clean my pellet stove, that I use to get in the narrow places, then blow it out with an air hose to get the rest.
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