The two things I can recommend is have either the manual for it or a good clear parts blow-up from the parts book at hand, and KEEP IT CLEAN! There are a few tips for getting things apart in the manual for it, but no real step-by-step instructions anywhere I know of.
As far as cleaning, once you've got it all apart and opened up, see what you have. If there's a lot of sludge, use kerosene/diesel and whatever you've got for stiff brushes to get rid of that. From there, I went through two or three cans of brake cleaner blowing everything else away. I used more cleaning parts as I reassembled. Clean the outside, too, as you'll have to handle the block some as you put things back together.
Things I recall from doing mine.
1) The head can be a bear to break loose but it will come off. When it does, be real particular about locating all of the gasket and getting all of it off. It's thin and will look almost like part of the metal.
2) They changed size on one type of o-ring (maybe on the pistons) somewhere along the line. The kit contains both so you should wind up with four left over.
3) If there's any pitting on the pistons or other sliding parts that you want to clean up, don't use anything more aggressive as an abrasive than a kitchen grade ScotchBrite pad.
4) For working clean like it demands, I cleaned up around the bench and then cover the top of it with white butcher paper. If you see ANY dirt on it wipe it up or replace the paper. I gave each part a final cleaning (more brake cleaner) before reassembly and set it on a fresh piece of paper. Use baby wipes to keep your fingers clean as you're lubing parts and o-rings.
Somthing else may pop into my head, but that's what I can come up with for now.
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