Originally Posted by
67tony
I know it's frowned upon, but I've cut a portion out of the top of a milk jug, put in about an inch of gasoline, followed by the freewheel, then swirled it around for a few days, once in a while taking it out and spinning it. After that, and several days of spinning and drying, I work in some Tenacious Oil. The result is a very smooth, and very quiet, freewheel.
(PS: I also collect and take the dirty gas to a oil change place for proper disposal...)
You're right. Using gasoline as a degreaser is not considered to be Good Practice. Odorless mineral spirits work just as well as gasoline for degreasing, far less dangerous (no explosion hazard), and can be reused by simply allowing the particulate matter to settle out and then decanting the clean spirits off the top.