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Old 08-06-25 | 09:59 AM
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Laurabknight
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Originally Posted by InOmaha
You have a link on the chain to take it apart (next to your finger in the photo). Toss the chain in a plastic container with a can of Coke and two cups of vinegar. Let it set in that and check it after a couple days to see how the rust is coming off.

WD-40 isn't good as a penetrant. Kroil works much better. I won't give you the recipe for the best home brew stuff for rusty stuck bolts and nuts, because it will take off the paint too.

I just worked on an old bike that had been hanging in a garage for 25-30 years. It was in a similar state and I was able to get it back on the road with elbow grease and some real bearing grease. Steel wool, fine grit sandpaper (1000-2000), and my bench mounted wire wheel cleaned it up. You'll need the tools required to tear it down to the frame and get the bearings apart.
thank you so much!
what tools helped you to get the bearings apart as I’m really struggling! Just won’t move at all tried all the techniques online

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