my clutch bell is rusty and my hex hubs have little gold spots of rust on them.how is this possible?i didnt think that aluminum rusted.please help.

PS-it makes a whining noise while im driving.

You need to make sure that the rust spots are not another material being sprayed on there. For instance gear dust? Just a thought. Aluminum doesnt rust.

yea really just clean them off real good it cant be rust

hi, if its aluminum it is probably oxidation and will buff off. if they gave you steel it is rust and isnt going to come off.

i rubbed my clutch bell with steel wool and it worked but its not coming off the hex hubs

um im out of ideas

rub harder? or, get some engine cleaning liquid, i forget what its called. not nitro cleaner. the stuff used on real cars, it takes rust off of anything and doesnt hurt parts. my friend used some on an '84 XR80 (honda dirtbike) and soaked all of the parts for 2 weeks. what used to be a pile of durt and rust was a old style new shiney bike. it was pretty crazy to see that much of a difference.

yeah i used that stuff once its awsome

i cant remember whats its called tho,...

its from proline or something its nitro wash they also sell it in a complete kit with alot of other stuff.......if only i could find my tower catalog....

no, i saw it at auto zone...

well its in towers catolog too

ok, im talking about stuff u can dunk a ford f-250 frame into for about a week covered in rust, then pull it out and have none. none at all.

u mean acid?.....lol

hehe, it also works on plastic, but i cant leave it in long, and its safe to the touch. go figure...

I assume your hex hubs are ally. IF you take wire wool or any other abrasive material and rub MILD steel, you will impregnate that mild steel into the abrasive. IF you then rub even stainless steel with the same abrasive, that will become impegnated with the mild steel particles, which can then rust. Its not the stainless or ally thats rusting, its those mild steel particles. I assume the same is true for ally. When we fabricate with stainless materials, we can never use anything, abrasives, cutting blades, files etc that have been used with mild steel. This COULD be your problem.

If you remember the name of the stuff... let us know.
Would soaking it for a week in carb cleaner act like a mini hot tank?


I have some pretty cruddy looking engine heads that could use a good cleaning.

i still cant remember what it is, and unfortunatly probably wont i was like 9 at the time. but if i remember i'll give ya a hollar