Something that we don't talk about which is very important is cleaning parts. I don't have a big enough compressor to run a sand blaster so elbow grease is required! There are many over the counter cleaners/chemicals to accomplish this task but very expensive. These pics show my very inexpensive procedure. Alumibrite is the same chemical the big rigs use on their aluminum trailers- I bought a 5 gal bucket to use on my Harley mags,carbs,ect....
Bonus pics on how to prepare those rusty driven pulleys for near new performance.This procedure works on any size driven