WF brakes
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Topic: WF brakes
Posted By: boilerpete
Subject: WF brakes
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2019 at 6:17pm
| 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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Posted By: Rog NCWI
Date 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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Posted By: Ted in NE-OH
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 9:20am
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Air compressor and wand ------------- CA, WD, C, 3 Bs, 2 Gs, WC, I-400, 914 |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 1:33pm
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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 ------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |
Posted By: TimCNY
Date 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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Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2019 at 7:42pm
| 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. |