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Originally Posted by alex.s
wasn't someone saying using harsh solvants like brake cleaner decreases the life of the orings faster than using other solvants because it dries up the oil in the rubber faster or something.
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You would think, huh?
But if you think about it...carb cleaners has the same ingredients as a brake contact cleaner yet it's used in our carbs. And what's in our carbs? The rubbery diaphragm which is more acceptable to hardening and ripping than an o-ring if your claim is true.
9+ yrs and a chain's never snapped or failed on me. And consider this...I'm not traveling at cruising speeds.
I'm not saying it's the right way or the wrong way...all I know is it works and others (racers) use the same method/product as well.