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Originally Posted by toml The hardest part will probably be where the caliper assembly is on the front tires as there's not much clearance on my Accord.... |
On vehicles where clearance is tight, I just move them forward/back after cleaning what I *can* get to. This exposes the area previously obscured by the caliper.
I put about 4-6 layers of KSG on the back sides when I have them off (I voted "occasionally"). I clean them (front and back every time if there's access) with car wash solution and even on the daily drivers, when I pull them off the backs are still nice and clean.
The only time I *don't* clean the backs is on wheels where I truly can't access that side, namely the Jag's wheels, the steel wheels on the 9C1, and the steel winter wheels on the MPV (all have only tiny slots that don't allow for effective cleaning). Even those will clean up OK with all the KSG on them if I don't let it go *too* long. If you rotate regularly it's not a big deal to keep up with it. And there's no reason why you *have* to have the dealer do the rotations if you have the floorjack
I like knowing that *I* was the guy with the torque wrench.