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02-27-2024, 10:47pm | #1 | ||||||
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Spring detailing
In the spring I normally take the wheels off and hose out the areas that I can reach. However I have developed a slight rattle in the rear end, and in an effort to diagnose the cause removed both wheel liners and washed everything that I could reach with a garden hose, Simple Green and scrub brushes.
I soaked the liners in my Super Sink and got about a pound of crud off. Those things just collect it, especially on the top side. Another half-pound of crud from the suspension and underside. Some pictures for your enjoyment. |
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02-28-2024, 7:47am | #2 | ||||||
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I knew a guy who would remove the wheels on his Vette regularly to wash the back and inside of the rim. Freaking fruitcake.
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I remove and do the backs completely once/ year, when I do my winter to summer wheel change. |
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02-28-2024, 9:44pm | #4 | ||||||
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Looks like it worked. The "suspension" rattle is gone. Must have been a rock trapped in one of the wheel liners. That messy two-hour job potentially saved me hundreds, if not over a thousand clams.
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