In the junkpile I found a Plomb 5449

[Garageguy65]

Awhile back I went to help out a friend clear off some property he aquired.

Among the masses of metal I found this little gem laying in a bucket of rusted metal. It got my eye, snagged it and threw it in the cab of the truck. Got a few other items as well with my friends blessings.

I would love to restore it. I think stuff like this is really neat.

Plomb 5449 1/2 ratchet. It has sat outside for MANY years. It is rusted up good as you can see in the pics and locked up tight as a drum. ratchet or the selector dont move at all.

Only thing I did so far was take a small brass detail brush and lightly clean some of the surface rust off.. The last pic is after I cleaned the handle.

I also got the two screws out of the head. I put some 3 in 1 oil around the shaft and the backing place to loosen everything up.

So far nothing is coming loose.

What should I do? And what do I need to do to disassemble it? Thanks guys

 

[Neverfly]

Have any PB Blaster?
I'm green with envy...

 

[930dreamer]

Let it soak in the solution of your choice for a week.

 

[Garageguy65]

Neverfly: Yeah I saw it there and had to have it.. It was pretty cool.. I do have some PB blaster.

930Dreamer.. Your talking soaking the head of it in PB blaster? Or like a penetrating oil? Would 10-30 motor oil work?

 

[930dreamer]

Neverfly: Yeah I saw it there and had to have it.. It was pretty cool.. I do have some PB blaster.

930Dreamer.. Your talking soaking the head of it in PB blaster? Or like a penetrating oil? Would 10-30 motor oil work?

Soak it in either, not sure motor oil will cut the rust?

 

[Neverfly]

Transmission fluid...

PB Blaster for the screws or moving parts - you already got the screws out... So what I said may not really apply.

 

[Zeke]

I'd do the battery charger/electrolysis thing. Many say ATF and acetone is the best mixture for just a soak, but I've not had that much luck. It separates on me. Maybe I have the wrong kind of ATF.

 

[Neverfly]

Dexron III and I never added acetone. I never heard of adding that to it. Who would add acetone to it? As soon as you reach in to get the ratchet, you'd ruin the lovely finish on your nails.

 

[ozyborn]

Evaporust for a week. I have plenty of time, then the Dexron and acetone bath for a bit.

 

[crankshaftdan II]

Buy a gallon of apple cider or clear vinegar & container so you can immerse it completely! let it soak for couple hours & remove and use a brass or tampico stiff bristle brush and rinse under cold water-you will start to see results. Keep repeating until you get down to bare metal-just don't forget it in the bath for 10-12 hours or it will be a mess. Slow & easy will get some results-leave the screws in until you get the outside looking good and than rinse the head with cold water-blow out with compressed air if possible! Than try the atf/acetone solution by soaking-THAN try removing the screws-they usually move-if not heat with a hair dryer/heat gun to get good results. The guts & inside should clean up fairly easy-there are some previous threads/posts on here that show pictures of the cleaning & replacing the parts.

 

[Neverfly]

Maybe I'll try that. Though, I'll test it on something I don't want to lose...

Last night I just cleaned up an Indestro Super 3217 1/2 u-joint I found in same fashion- in a bucket. Rusted solid. Couldn't budge it. Now it's all shiny- No Chemicals Used.
Used wire brush and elbow grease. It's pretty now.
Bit loose and floppy, but I guess that goes along with being pretty, huh?

 

[crankshaftdan II]

Maybe I'll try that. Though, I'll test it on something I don't want to lose...

Last night I just cleaned up an Indestro Super 3217 1/2 u-joint I found in same fashion- in a bucket. Rusted solid. Couldn't budge it. Now it's all shiny- No Chemicals Used.
Used wire brush and elbow grease. It's pretty now.
Bit loose and floppy, but I guess that goes along with being pretty, huh?

You can use a chemical called evapo-rust-cost is a consideration as it is about $20.00 a qt. works much slower and will not attack the base metal or someone else mentioned the electroliss method-very slow, but will produce very good results and there is also molasses and also beet juice which lay claim to getting rid of rust??? Just don't rush it-treat it like your first girlfriend-the results you will like

 

[Neverfly]

there is also molasses and also beet juice which lay claim to getting rid of rust??? Just don't rush it-treat it like your first girlfriend-the results you will like

Have you tried that? Does it work?
I mean have you tried the molasses and beet juice, not my first girlfriend.

 

[Bib Overalls]

Don't know about beet juice. Molasses works slowly. Use the stuff that they sell for animals at your local feed store. Grocery store molasses is more expensive and less effective.

 

[ZRX61]

Hammer impact driver should get those 2 screws out.... & if it was mine it would get a trip through the beadblast cabinet

 

[crankshaftdan II]

Have you tried that? Does it work?
I mean have you tried the molasses and beet juice, not my first girlfriend.

None of the THREE!!!

 

[Neverfly]

One down two to go, for me...

 

[jabberwoki]

Soak it in a mixture of 1 cup of salt to 1 gal of vinegar for a couple of days pulling it out and scrubbing it with a wire brush every now again.
Then once all rust is gone rinse it under hot water and dry if off with a propane torch. Then whilst it`s warm soak it in J.A.F.E juice which is a mixture of 50/50 Acetone and ****** fluid. This is the best penetration solution anywhere..
This is how I brought this old Sidchrome adjustable wrench back.
Very affective and cheap.

I also give then a tapping with a hammer during the process to break up the rust and after the vinegar treatment you could chuck it in the sandblasting cabinet. then out it in the J.A.F.E juice

 

[Daniel Dudley]

That one is not coming back. Oil it and display it.

 

[Neverfly]

Soak it in a mixture of 1 cup of salt to 1 gal of vinegar for a couple of days pulling it out and scrubbing it with a wire brush every now again.
Then once all rust is gone rinse it under hot water and dry if off with a propane torch. Then whilst it`s warm soak it in J.A.F.E juice which is a mixture of 50/50 Acetone and ****** fluid. This is the best penetration solution anywhere..
This is how I brought this old Sidchrome adjustable wrench back.
Very affective and cheap.

I also give then a tapping with a hammer during the process to break up the rust and after the vinegar treatment you could chuck it in the sandblasting cabinet. then out it in the J.A.F.E juice

Thanks for the detailed description and photos- from another learnin' user.