snow packed inside wheels

[David Buchner]

Has anyone come up with a magical way of dealing with this? I don't
guess there's much that can be done about the snow that packs into the
space between tire and wheel well...

But I don't recall this much snow getting stuck to the inside of the
rims before I had a car with fancy sporty aluminum wheels with this big
wide shelfy space inside.

It becomes a problem when it gets uneven, throws the wheel out of
balance, and makes for a ridiculously bouncy ride. I'm sure I'm not the
first to experience this.

For some reason, it seems mostly on the rear wheels. Hmm...

I've been seriously wondering about some kind of sloped light plastic
insert or liner or something that would shed the snow and prevent it
from depositing in the first place. Last year I tried getting a bunch of
nonstick spray in there but I can't report much success with that.

 

[Ned Pike]

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Has anyone come up with a magical way of dealing with this? I don't
guess there's much that can be done about the snow that packs into the
space between tire and wheel well...

But I don't recall this much snow getting stuck to the inside of the
rims before I had a car with fancy sporty aluminum wheels with this
big wide shelfy space inside.

It becomes a problem when it gets uneven, throws the wheel out of
balance, and makes for a ridiculously bouncy ride. I'm sure I'm not
the first to experience this.

For some reason, it seems mostly on the rear wheels. Hmm...

I've been seriously wondering about some kind of sloped light plastic
insert or liner or something that would shed the snow and prevent it
from depositing in the first place. Last year I tried getting a bunch
of nonstick spray in there but I can't report much success with that.

I just carry a screwdriver bent to fit between the spokes so I can
scrape/push out the offending snow/ice.

 

[TransFixed]

Has anyone come up with a magical way of dealing with this? I don't
guess there's much that can be done about the snow that packs into the
space between tire and wheel well... ....

Last year I tried getting a bunch of
nonstick spray in there but I can't report much success with that.

People have reported that waxing helps, though.

- D.

 

[No Way]

The $3.oo spray wash place where I live works great
You can aim the wand anywhere
You can also blast off the salt from the rocker areas.
I think Simonize sells a home spray unit very reasonable.
Canadian Tire in Canada has about 5 different home water spray high pressure
units.

 

[Hallraker]

Has anyone come up with a magical way of dealing with this? I don't
guess there's much that can be done about the snow that packs into the
space between tire and wheel well...

But I don't recall this much snow getting stuck to the inside of the
rims before I had a car with fancy sporty aluminum wheels with this big
wide shelfy space inside.

It becomes a problem when it gets uneven, throws the wheel out of
balance, and makes for a ridiculously bouncy ride. I'm sure I'm not the
first to experience this.

For some reason, it seems mostly on the rear wheels. Hmm...

I've been seriously wondering about some kind of sloped light plastic
insert or liner or something that would shed the snow and prevent it
from depositing in the first place. Last year I tried getting a bunch of
nonstick spray in there but I can't report much success with that.

I've used a screwdriver to break it loose. If it gets REALLY cold and the
ice is rock solid, I sometimes have to do a few high speed stops to build up
break heat and soften it up. Mind you, I don't do this every time but it
helps to get the ice off when it's really cold.

-Matt