Cleaning wheels
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Racer
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From: Westfield MA
Cleaning wheels
Hi, my wife thinks/knows i'm over the top! Getting ready to put the Vette up for the winter. I'd like to clean the wheels especially the inner areas. We have the Gummy wheels and I can't get my big hands in far enough to clean the brake dust etc. I want to get a floor jack so I can remove the wheels one at a time. Any recommendations?
Melting Slicks
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From: st paul minnesota
That wheel cleaning is my SOP before storing cars for the season-nothing over the top from my standpoint. I have a Sears low profile jack that works fine for me-I know there have been posts with other suggestions. Jacking pucks of some sort would be something to consider also to avoid possible damage to the rockers.
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '09 thru '17,'22 thru '26
If you don't want a long reach to jack from the front or back Habor Freight has an aluminum jack on sale for $60. You can jack from the side and get 2 wheels at a time. Make sure you use jack stands for safety. HF has some al. stands that work good too. Get some used hockey pucks and make jacking pucks.
Melting Slicks
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From: New Jersey - National Corvette Museum Member '08, '09, '10, '11, '12
I also have a low profile floor jack. It is nothing fancy, put good for removing tires.
I also have jacking pucks, they cost about the same I paid for my cheap floor jack
I also have jacking pucks, they cost about the same I paid for my cheap floor jack
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '09 thru '17,'22 thru '26
I have this Omega Low Profile jack, it works well and is heavy built. here's some more info:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...loor-jack.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...loor-jack.html
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Racer
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From: Pearland TX
Works great, just get some pucks and you are good to go.....http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...ssearch=144236
Last edited by TexasC6; Dec 8, 2009 at 02:16 PM.