Originally Posted by
letsgetsandy
dont do this with any part that has grease that is a pain to get to like casettes or freewheels as this wicks the grease out and its a pain to put back in.learned this the hard way.
+1 on the lighter fluid or Naptha. stuff works wonders!
In the case of the OP in this thread, though, he pulled that bike out of a dumpster.
I wouldn't trust the lubrication status of any part on that bike, even "sealed" parts.