Benchtop 3.5 gallon parts washer with a 325 GPH 110V pump and gooseneck spigot for flushing valve bodies, pump halves and bearings.
Anyone rebuilding a transmission at home or in a small shop needs a place to wash parts that is not the kitchen sink or a bucket of brake clean. The Torin T10035 is a compact benchtop parts washer with a 3.5 gallon reservoir and a 110V recirculating pump, sized for valve bodies, pump halves, drums, bearings and the pile of small hardware that comes out of every teardown.
A transmission only lives as long as its parts are clean. Clutch material, varnish and metal fines left in a valve body bore or a pump pocket go straight back into circulation when the unit is filled with new fluid, and they are the reason a fresh rebuild can come back with sticking valves or a scored pump. Sonnax's valve body inspection guidance starts with the same step: get the casting and every valve clean before you judge wear, because you cannot see a worn bore through a film of old ATF.
The T10035 pumps cleaner up from the reservoir through a flexible gooseneck spigot at a rated 325 gallons per hour, then lets it drain back down through the parts shelf. You aim the stream into an oil passage, a bore or a bushing and keep both hands for the brush and the part. The work basin is 18 inches wide, 13.5 inches deep and 9 inches high, enough to lay a 4L60E or 6L80 valve body flat with room to work around it.
This is the most important thing to know before you fill it: the T10035 is built for non-flammable, water-based degreasers only. Do not use mineral spirits, diesel, gasoline, brake clean or any other flammable or combustible solvent in it. The hinged lid has a fusible link that drops it shut in a fire, but that is a last-resort safety device and not a reason to run solvent. Pick a water-based parts-washer degreaser, follow its dilution ratio, and change it when it turns dark and stops cutting oil.
Water-based cleaners leave parts wet, so dry them right away with compressed air, especially iron and steel parts that will flash rust. Blow out every passage in a valve body and pump body before assembly, and coat bare steel with clean ATF if it is going to sit.
A pump washer does the bulk degreasing. For the final pass on a valve body or solenoid pack, many builders follow it with an ultrasonic tank such as our 10L heated ultrasonic parts cleaner, which reaches into bores a brush cannot. Our 4L60E valve body rebuild walkthrough shows where cleaning falls in the sequence, and the bench rebuild tools list covers what else belongs on the bench. If you are cleaning a pump to check it for wear, read converter hub and pump bushing wear first so you know what to measure once it is clean.
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No. It is rated for non-flammable, water-based cleaners only. Mineral spirits, diesel, gasoline and brake clean are flammable or combustible and should not be used in this unit.
Yes for most passenger car and light truck units. The basin is 18 x 13.5 x 9 inches, so a 4L60E or 6L80 valve body or pump body lays flat. Cases and large drums are too big and need a larger cabinet or a wash station.
Change it when it turns dark or stops cutting oil, and clean the reservoir and pump intake at the same time. After a burnt-clutch teardown that can be after only one or two units.
Yes. Water-based cleaner leaves parts wet. Blow them dry with compressed air right away, clear every passage, and coat bare steel with clean ATF so it does not rust before assembly.
The unit carries a 1 year limited manufacturer warranty from Torin.
