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Cleaning

Do not steam-clean drive parts having ground and polished surfaces such as gears, bearings, and shafts. All parts should be disassembled before cleaning. These parts should be cleaned in a suitable solvent.

Parts should be thoroughly dried immediately after cleaning. Use soft, clean, lintless rags. Parts may be dried with compressed air. Do not allow the bearings to spin while drying them with compressed air.