Grease effects torque values?!

[Brett Dikeman]

On Jun 1, 2005, at 10:11 PM, Huw Powell wrote:

>> Umm, so how exactly am I supposed to de-grease bolts and bolt  
>> holes? Is this
>> for real? I thought torque values were always given with the fact  
>> in mind
>> that engines are oily by nature...
>>
>
> Well, they can be kept clean - most fasteners do not have oilways  
> where they are threaded.  Anyway... brake cleaner is pretty good  
> for degreasing, though a bit wasteful.  A cheap can of solvent  
> (used carefully, outdoors, well vented, etc.!) and a toothbrush or  
> two will usually do a nice job of cleaning up parts and hardware  
> prior to reassembly.  Basically a poor man's parts cleaner.

Same here- if I have stuff that's greasy(usually from PB Blaster, but  
not always) I just toss the stuff into a deli cup with some hot water 
+simple green.  When I'm getting done, I use a brush to clean up  
anything left, rinse with really hot water, and leave on a shop towel  
to dry.  I agree with Huw, brake cleaner's not the nicest stuff and  
its so runny, it's hard to really degrease stuff without hosing the  
parts down...

B
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