I bought 1 qt of mineral spirits and filled the monitors 1/3 full and shook them until they were clean. Did that 3-4 times dumping and re filling. Not sure that is right but it worked great! 1qt was more than enough for 2 monitors and several douches each
Well, it takes me a while as I'm sure there is an easier way. I can't get myself to use chemicals in it with those gaskets in there that could be eaten away in time (just my opinion). But, I use paper towels in it and get all the oil and smudge out. Since I do it every year, there really isn't much smudge, so it doesn't take very long to do. It's one of those things I do while the drives are draining. It's quite the process I have going, especially if you think about doing it all out on the lift.
I dont disagree on the concern about chemicals, I wouldn't leave mineral spirits in the monitors for hours or overnight, but for cleaning them out @Black_Diamond has commented on here several times about using brake cleaner or mineral spirits to clean out the lube monitors so thats why I went with spirits.
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Well, it takes me a while as I'm sure there is an easier way. I can't get myself to use chemicals in it with those gaskets in there that could be eaten away in time (just my opinion). But, I use paper towels in it and get all the oil and smudge out. Since I do it every year, there really isn't much smudge, so it doesn't take very long to do. It's one of those things I do while the drives are draining. It's quite the process I have going, especially if you think about doing it all out on the lift.
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