So far I've taken the outer cover off, and removed about 2 lb of grease. Aberdeen has limited landfill capacity, so I'm reluctant to enter the main chamber...
Has anyone found a method of removing the stuff other than with a shovel? It isn't so much the removal of grease in bulk, with disposable gloves that is relatively painless, but the cleaning of the parts revealed for inspection. Diesel? Or is there some miraculous aerosol, possibly called Acme Greazaway, that turns it into something useful? Or at least readily disposable?
(I spent yesterday checking over the Norton boxes I had - turned out to be four, to my surprise. The Burman has a far better spread of road ratios than any of them. Granted two are Manx boxes (same ratios as an RRT2, memorably described as having a high first gear and three tops) but the Norton road box would give speeds through the gears of 30, 50, 85, and 90 mph. So not exactly close ratio then...)
Has anyone found a method of removing the stuff other than with a shovel? It isn't so much the removal of grease in bulk, with disposable gloves that is relatively painless, but the cleaning of the parts revealed for inspection. Diesel? Or is there some miraculous aerosol, possibly called Acme Greazaway, that turns it into something useful? Or at least readily disposable?
(I spent yesterday checking over the Norton boxes I had - turned out to be four, to my surprise. The Burman has a far better spread of road ratios than any of them. Granted two are Manx boxes (same ratios as an RRT2, memorably described as having a high first gear and three tops) but the Norton road box would give speeds through the gears of 30, 50, 85, and 90 mph. So not exactly close ratio then...)