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How do I get the old oil out of the headstock?

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tinkerer:
A big turkey baster will get most of it maybe. You can put a small plastic tube over the end to reach the difficult areas.

John Hill:
I suppose the 'proper thing' for a madmodder to do would be to turn up a nice venturi then you can use compressed air to suck it all out including any sludge or chips that might be in there!

bogstandard:
I gather you are going to or already have taken the top cover off.

If you have or are about to do so, then do as the chap did in the article that Davo sent us to.

Drop a strong magnet in the bottom of the box, somewhere it can never do any damage if it 'grows'. Then any ferrous particles will be taken out of the oil, and won't do any further damage.



Bogs

John Hill:
Bogs, I think if you put the magnet on the drain plug (on the outside) you end up with any ferrous material stuck to the plug which makes it easy to remove when you do a drain without taking the lid off.

bogstandard:
That goes without saying John.

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