What have i done?

Yeah fair play, i guess i will just let it wear itself away! thanks alot

I know it sounds a bit strange but i have used a can of coke before now

Thats the one, flush it through with a couple of large bottles of 'rolacola'

Cheers

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Will this not have the same effect as other solvents? drying out the thrust bearing?

I thought more along the lines of the acids eating the alloy bellhousing or sezing the bolts in