Cleaning Wheel Bearings

[pbar]

Just wondering what your weapon of choice is for cleaning wheel bearings. People seem to genereally use whatever they have on the shelf, white spirit, brake cleaner, WD-40, petrol, acetone, thinners, isopropyl alcohol. Can all of those be used? Thanks.

[Mc Tool]

Being as how wheel bearings are made of steel I think any solvent that dissolves grease without killing you is ok . I use a 1 inch paint brush with the bristles trimmed to about an inch , aerosol degreaser and compressed air........compressed air is good coz ya just hold it out the window and who gives a monkeys where all the grease and shit winds up .....like aim at the hedge .....I dont like the hedge

[SCP440]

Brake cleaner is my prefered option. Thereason I use this is because you know it will all evaporate and leave no trace.

[Mc Tool]

Yeah but you still got to get rid of the grease when it evaporates.

[pbar]

Being as how wheel bearings are made of steel I think any solvent that dissolves grease without killing you is ok

That's a good point, any off the shelf chemical isn't going to wreck the steel is it, so choose your poison. Thanks, I'll go for paraffin, cheap and safe and a common method, perhaps with compressed air to ensure all is good.