stuff caught in wheels

jbach39 · #1 10-12-2003, 08:31 PM

anyone have any good suggestions for getting stuff (dust, fur, etc) out of the wheels, stuck on the axels on the front wheels between the wheels and where the wheels are pinned into place (cannot remember what they are called)
makes the wheels jam up

would be easy if they were like the rear wheels, and came out easy, but, oh well...

John

Murcielago659 · #2 10-13-2003, 01:39 AM

There is no easy way really. I took a hobby knife and cut it all out. It took me a few hours tho.

jbach39 · #3 10-13-2003, 01:50 AM

yeah, was just doing that with a pocket knife (I need an X-Acto), I also had the problem with my corvette (RS), seems to be doing better, major problems started when I took a tip off the ZipZap site about oiling the gears, and decided to also oil the wheels, made them pick the hair up faster

John

bdebde · #4 10-13-2003, 01:52 AM

An x-acto knife and a lot of patience is about all you can do.

rfnagel · #5 10-13-2003, 06:06 AM

I've always used a synthetic "toothpic". Not sure what they're actually called, but basically they're a disposable plastic dental hygene tool (similar to a toothpic). The tip of it tapers to much smaller than that of a pin or a needle, yet has quite a bit of strength because it's plastic.

That and a set of head-mounted magnifying visors is what I use to clean the hair and crud out of the front axles.

Most of my problems (on the old Zaps anyways) is metal particles collecting under the steering magnets (as most of my driving is on the concrete driveway in front of my house). I just use a long fine bristle brush to remove them (as well as dusting off the rest of the chassis).

viperkilla · #6 10-13-2003, 02:58 PM

What I usually do when some stuff is stuck in my wheels is I take tweezers to pull material that may be stuck. And a room with alot of light usally does it for me.

jbach39 · #7 10-13-2003, 05:21 PM

Cool, thanks for the suggestions, I think I got most of it, gonna work more on it tonight (I'm never oiling the wheels again :>)

John

urbanavenger · #8 10-17-2003, 08:26 PM

What about dental floss? Or better yet a very fine guitar string.

rfnagel · #9 10-18-2003, 12:26 AM

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Originally posted by urbanavenger
Or better yet a very fine guitar string.

Helluva idea there, UA! I'll have to give that a shot, I think a light guage top "E" string would be ideal -

jbach39 · #10 10-18-2003, 11:50 PM

Just got myself a set of Xacto ( well, Testors, but still) knives, at Wal-Mart for 9 dollars for the set with 3 handles and quite a few blades, should have no problem cleaning now

bdebde · #11 10-26-2003, 07:38 PM

I found another thing that helps. Once you get the stuff loosened up on the axles, use some canned air (like for blowing off computers).