Cleaning E units

I pay $8 for a can of CRC Lectro Motive solvent cleaner and I don't think that is cheap. Works good for me.

I use several Caig products too. Which version of Deoxit did you use? It comes in bottles @ several different concentrations, and I think it comes in spray cans too.

Frankly, I am surprised it fixed a sticking e-unit.

I've had this problem numerous times and was always reluctant to learn how to dismantle an e-unit. Most times, I found spraying with the contact cleaner seemed to solve the problems. However, I finally decided it was more than time to get the   e-unit tool and learn how to really work on it. I'm glad I did.......for several reasons. I can now take them apart and replace the parts to produce an e-unit that runs like new. But I also discovered (in opening up a bunch of these) what I think produces a lot of the "stickiness". The plunger connected to the pawl gets oxidation on it's surface and I found that rubbing it with wet/dry sandpaper has eliminated that problem for me.      Buy the 3 dollar tool and experiment on an old beater. A real learning experience. You will wish, though, that humans were born with 3 hands.

Roger

I usually clean them with CRC solvent and that frees them up. The plunger is usually sticky. If more than that I give it to my repair guy who does a nice job and doesn't charge much. I do not have nimble fingers and the eyes aren't as sharp so don't fight it.