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Brent Schapansky says:

Re: Your ground down socket, BTDT, LOL.
As for getting that crud off, I cheated. All my small parts, wheel and swing-arm bearings, etc. went into a plastic tobacco can (any sealable container will work) and I poured in enough acetone to cover them, then swirled the closed tin. Works a damn! A careful rinse in fresh acetone and a quiock blow dry for the bearings (do not hold the center and spin the bearings with your air blower nozzle. Big time BAD for the bearings). I even chucked my old wheel seals into the acetone just to look for a number on them. The rubber (or whatever it is) swelled up hugely. After a couple of days, it sharnk back to normal and I reused teo of them as my new ones had been back ordered. They are still in the rear wheel and have not leaked any grease. I'll change em some day, i promise!
My clutch arm pivots were damaged badly (by me, don't ask) years ago. One had to be welded back on. The holes were worn out in the pivot ears as well as the hole in the arm. I cut smallish slips of tin from one of those Littlefuse tins that glass automotive fuses come in. I curled it around the pivot pin, then inserted one piece inside the arm hole when reassembling. To fix the worn holes in the pivots, I drilled the holes out to match the brass bushings that came in a door hinge repair kit for Chrysler cars. used JB Weld to permanently bond the bushings into the holes, then drilled out the bushings to the original pivot pin size. Then, I found a bolt that was same size as the pivot pin and used it, with a flat washer on each side, and a Nylock nut to keep it all together. Tightened things right up again. I now use the grease zerk on that assembly for more than an ornament!!!
Crap on the magnetic plug? If it has no noticably large chunks and feels smooth when rubbed between your fingertips, it is normal. Make sure to use a quality EP gear lube that contains additives to protect barss/bronze. I used Q-State full synth despite the horror stories of leaks. Guess what? NO leaks.
For engine machine work, I use fellow listmember McMuck (Kelly McLaughlin) in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Whatever it costs to send your parts to a good shop, it is cheaper than sending them to a bad shop and sending the replacements to the good shop!