Cleaning interior of trans-assembled in car

[brum1]

Have the top cover of the trans off to restore the shirt lever, Any ideas on how best to clean the interior, figure I would drain and wash somehow?

[Mitch//pa]

I use an air blower with the siphon hose... the vaccum created pulls up the solvent... the best way to go IMO

Use your favorite mineral spirits etc... of course remove the drain plug when doing this

[goodoldvic]

fill t up with diesel fuel and let it soak, then drain and repeat. If you could spin the tranny that would be good also during this soak time. Good luck

[SeaSlugs]

yea, full and soak with diesel or kerosine for a few days, if you have a way to spin it( clutch held down and a rear wheel off the ground and keep the sliding gears in a good position) that should work

[Keith True]

If you spin that trans in the car with the top off you will be cleaning the interior of the car too.In the mid-70's I was at LeBaron-Bonney getting something,and met a fellow there buying a new interior.It was his second for the car in less than a year.He had the top of the transmission,and had filled it with diesel to soak.For some reason he said he spun the engine over from under the hood,until a gear slid back and kind of locked things up.There was no damage to the transmission,but the new interior was a mass.He didn't even make an attempt to clean it,he just drove across town to LB and ordered another one.I remember Lee Atherton told him he was not special,that had already been done by many others before.

[brum1]

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Thanks guys, looks like a fill & soak would work, probably won't take the chance spinning it,

[tinkirk]

once you have it full or somewhat full you can put air to it and bubble it gently

[Synchro909]

I recently imported a Model A from Apache Junction, Arizona. The PO had it serviced at the local Ford dealership before he sent it. SPOT THE MISTAKE! Amongst other horrors, they didn't even check the transmission - it was bone dry. I filled it with Kerosene with the top still on and with the rear wheels off the ground, started the engine and ran it for a short time in gear. Revs didn't go above an idle. When I drained it, the amount of sparkles in the kero was very pretty. I repeated a few times, filled with my usual oil (Penrite 250 grade transmission oil) and drove. All is fine but it shows how these cars can even withstand modern mechanical idiots. At some stage, I will have to replace the galled gears but while it's working OK, I'll leave it.
BTW, other horrors inflicted on this car by the dealer included the Mitchell O/D nearly dry. I suspect they didn't even have a tool to undo the plugs. The sticker on the windscreen showed the next oil change was due in 3,000 miles. Ford recommend 500 miles and this engine didn't have an oil filter. The brakes had been "adjusted" and were deadly. The rear wheels locked before the front ones did anything. Steering box had been filled with 90 grade transmission oil which promptly leaked out.
In short, they had no clue. My recommendation is NEVER take your Model A to a modern dealer. I'd have preferred the PO hadn't.