Ice in wheel wells

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Michael Pardee - 26 Jan 2007 22:54 GMT

Both our 2002s have a problem with road ice collecting in the wheel wells.
Here the city uses cinders instead of salt, and the gray mush packs hard
around all four wheels. It leaves just enough room for the tire to clear,
but it rubs at the slightest provocation. I'm thinking maybe I should spray
the wheel wells with silicone when it snows. Others must have dealt with
this - any experience? And you guys from the warm country can tease me if
you want ;-)

Mike

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mrv@kluge.net - 27 Jan 2007 18:02 GMT

On Jan 26, 5:54 pm, "Michael Pardee" <michaeltn...@cybertrails.com>
wrote:

> Both our 2002s have a problem with road ice collecting in the wheel wells.
> Here the city uses cinders instead of salt, and the gray mush packs hard
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> this - any experience? And you guys from the warm country can tease me if
> you want ;-)

Yeah, slush does like to compact itself up in the wheel wells. If I
find myself having problems turning due to the compacted slush, I just
pull over and kick the wheel wells - the slush falls out nicely.

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Michael Pardee - 28 Jan 2007 13:32 GMT

> On Jan 26, 5:54 pm, "Michael Pardee" <michaeltn...@cybertrails.com>
> wrote:
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> find myself having problems turning due to the compacted slush, I just
> pull over and kick the wheel wells - the slush falls out nicely.

In both of ours the ice gets a death grip and I can't even dig it out. Any
obvious objection to my silicone spray idea?

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