Cleaning wheel wells

[Tim Lingor]

Hey,

You should try the wheel nuts on my Ford Super Duty's 8 bolt full floating axles, try 165 ft.lbs and I have had a flat at a lake after fishing all day! Not fun!!!

As for the wheel wells, I use Meg's APC at 7:1 and then use Hyper Dressing at 3:1. They turn out fantastic!

Tim

[gb387]

Originally posted by 2hotford
Hey,

You should try the wheel nuts on my Ford Super Duty's 8 bolt full floating axles, try 165 ft.lbs and I have had a flat at a lake after fishing all day! Not fun!!!

ouch! and you have 8 to remove! Well at least I only have 5!

[Tim Lingor]

Originally posted by gb387
ouch! and you have 8 to remove! Well at least I only have 5!

The Full Floating axles have 8 lugs, and the wheels are very difficult to break free! But once you get the hang of it, it is not that bad. Now lifting the wheel and tire (Michelin XPS Traction with steel casings) on to the truck is another story!! Ugh!!!

Tim

[Shiny Lil Detlr]

Originally posted by 2hotford
The Full Floating axles have 8 lugs, and the wheels are very difficult to break free! But once you get the hang of it, it is not that bad. Now lifting the wheel and tire (Michelin XPS Traction with steel casings) on to the truck is another story!! Ugh!!!

Tim

bah, that's not bad either. Just throw a 2x4 in the bed and if you need to get a wheel up in there, rest it against the tailgate and roll it on up like a ramp!

[Tim Lingor]

Luckily, I have owned a lot of trucks over the years and have found a few methods to place things into the bed. But, I guess I should have been more specific... I meant trying to lift the wheel back on to the hub. Believe me, the weight of the combo is not even close to a small vehicle's or SUV's tire; those are just warm-ups!


OK back to work.... Let's get this thread back on topic....

[kokketiel]

Re: Re: Re: Cleaning wheel wells

Originally posted by gb387
Very true, on my truck once the lug nuts are off its very difficult to remove the wheels. Lots of sweat and some choice words. I have been thinking of picking up some anti-seize and giving that a try.

A little trick I learned - if the wheels are stuck to the hub, put the bolts back on, but don't tighten them - then lower the car and the weight of the car will loosen the bond. It worked great for me. I tried a rubber mallet, kicking the tires, etc, all to no avail.

On topic, I use Simple Green and a stiff tire brush on the wheel wells of our SUV, and then dress with a vinyl dressing.

[Shiny Lil Detlr]

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Originally posted by kokketiel
A little trick I learned - if the wheels are stuck to the hub, put the bolts back on, but don't tighten them - then lower the car and the weight of the car will loosen the bond.

That sounds dangerous.... wouldn't it be possible to break one of the studs off of the hub that way?

I've seen some crazier things in my time, though (like watching a guy use starting fluid to re-seat a tire that popped off of the rim). So I'm sure it could work if one were being VERY careful about it.

[kokketiel]

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Originally posted by Shiny Lil Detlr
[B]That sounds dangerous.... wouldn't it be possible to break one of the studs off of the hub that way?

The wheel is still on the hub, just not very tight, and it needs the smallest movement with relation to the hub to break the bond.

Although, you may have a point. I didn't think of that. Our cars do not have studs on the hub - they have wheel bolts.

[Shiny Lil Detlr]

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Originally posted by kokketiel
Our cars do not have studs on the hub - they have wheel bolts.

Ah.... yeah that would be easier to fix. As far as I'm aware (though I could be wrong) both of mine have the studs directly on the hub, not as separate bolts. So if something breaks, the entire assembly would need to be replaced.