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Allflatblack:
The G5 that I am restoring had a previous owner who overfilled the transmission by a quart at least. Every seal was weeping as well as lots of oil out the pushrod tube. Clutch soaked, total mess. I ordered the 4mm clutch kit from stein dinse for A very good price. Normally I would just wash the flywheel and pressure plate with gas a few times and feel fine. I do have a kiln at work that I could then bake it for a while to try to burn all of the residual oil out. Overkill? 400 degrees for two hours?

JoeW:
I'm not a fan of washing parts in gasoline, leaves a nasty residue not to mention a bit of a fire hazard. I like acetone or brake parts cleaner. Baking it, i think is a bit much. If it were a porous material it might be a good idea but, steel doesn't usually absorb oil.

guzzisteve:
Clean every tooth w/screwdriver, I use mineral spirits

Chuck in Indiana:
Mineral spirits worked well on the ex Rocker Lemans V the the "dealer's" "mechanic" grossly overfilled. It's flammable, too.. but nothing like gasoline. I wouldn't...

Rich A:
Cheap vodka. Sorta non-toxic.

Rich A

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