Hey guys,

So, I got this cool wheel brush and decided to clean the inside of the wheel to get all the caked on brake dust off. And, while it worked really well, from years of the previous owners never cleaning that area, there is some caked on debris.

I want to take each wheel off and clean them while off the car.

My two questions are:

Does the car come with a lug wrench somewhere, and if not, what size socket will do the trick?

What would you use on the inside of the wheel to clean out the debris?

09/03/07

I pulled off the front wheels and tried a few different products but I think the damage is done. At this point, I think I want to have the insides of the wheels painted gloss black like the spokes.
Has anyone done this, or am I letting my OCD get the best of me?

Thanks

19mm... your OEM tool set has a makeshift wrench that will work, but you should make sure you get your lug's torque back to 95 ft-lbs when you put the wheels back on.

Open trunk.
Pull up floor covering/carpeting (it's just laying there).
Pull out leather murder tools.
Unwrap said pouch.
Pull out lug wrench.
Go to town cleaning, don't forget the wheel wells!

Maybe I will wait until tomorrow so I can go get a torque wrench. Don't have one.

One thing to note. There is a tool that is in there also. It is about 8 inches long and threaded on one end. Before you remove all of the lugs, but after you have loosened them all, remove the most top one and thread this into the hole. When you go to put the wheel back on, this is used to align the wheel to the holes. Makes life much easier.

It must be the weekend for scrubing the wheel wells. I just did it today. I start with a soft brush and plenty of dishwashing soap, it has a good degreaser in it. Go to town and then hose it off good.
While I was down there, I cleaned the rotor hubs with steel wool, prep'd and repainted the hubs using Wurth hightemp silver (be sure to tape off the rotors and calipers) This really makes the rims standout. Dont forget to clean those beautiful calipers well, and of course inspect..inspect..inspect. And as DaveMo says, use the wheel hanger.

Thanks for all the input guys. I will pick up a torque wrench tomorrow and go to town.

Original post is updated.

Use two (Porsche sells for $10 or so) if you have PCCB's.