Do you take wheels off to clean the rims?

[toml]

Originally Posted by rjstaaf

I have two floor jacks, a Craftsman 3 1/2 ton and an AC Hydraulics 4,400 lb jack.

I've read a good review on the AC Hydraulic jack. Too bad it's so darn expensive Did you get yours at Automotive Service Equipment? Ac Hydraulic also makes jack stands, but like the jack, they're pricey too.

[MattZ28]

Originally Posted by toml

That's nice to know. What jack do you use?

My father has had the same jack for years....it's so old that I don't even know who makes it. Never failed though....weighs a ton, that's for sure.

[rjstaaf]

Originally Posted by toml

I've read a good review on the AC Hydraulic jack. Too bad it's so darn expensive Did you get yours at Automotive Service Equipment? Ac Hydraulic also makes jack stands, but like the jack, they're pricey too.

I got mine from a guy on eBay for ~$130. He bought two of them, one for himself and one for a budy. The budy backed out so he sold it on eBay and I picked it up.

If I were to buy another one, I would probably get it from Ultgar. While he has not been around in a long time he is a fellow Autopian. Here is a link to his website.

http://www.ultimategarage.com/hmach.html

[cwcad]

[quote=Accumulator]Heh heh, well, *I* sure look that close but then I guess I'm, uhm, "unusual"


Actualy, I think of it as being AUTOPIAN. On this forum that is not unusual. Rather the standard. A standard that i am still trying to obtain.

[Charlie Matco]

until i got too old to get down on my knees easily i removed my wheels twice a year or so to rotate. this was a good time to clean up the back side and the wheel wells. now i just use my pressure washer.

[mochamanz]

I wish I had the time and resources to do so.... I can still see a bit of brake dust no matter how hard I try to remove it, but then ,it is diminishing returns. Only I seem to notice, so I am satisfied in that fact anyway.