Narrow wire brush to clean hub for wheel

[Donald]

Need narrow wire brush to clean between stud and hub. Have Scotch-Brite tool for the flat hub area but cannot get between stud and hub. 4WD.

Suggestions?

 

[Urshurak776]

https://a.co/d/3BTLy7C

 

[Rand]

Something like this ?

 

[dippschtick]

Those wire brush kits for cordless drills are so cheap at Harbor Freight or Amazon that if they last only a couple of times it's still not a bad deal.

 

[TheOilWizard]

Harbor Freight has a good one

https://www.harborfreight.com/steel-bristle-brush-38491.html

 

[Donald]

Something like this ?

I have that already. And have cleaned up the hub where I can. But it will not get in the narrow space between stud and the big 4WD hub sticking out.

 

[Rand]

Probably just a manual style unless they have something fancy that fits in a sawzall.

HF has about 10 styles of steel brushes.

 

[Donald]

So the Scotch-Brite cleaner kit for the flat hub area (similar to the ones in this thread) will actually fit over the stud. Never knew that. So that should take care of my needs to clean between stud and hub.

 

[JohnnyG]

I'd start with a pressure washer with one of those "spiraling" nozzles, or whatever they are called.

 

[AZjeff]

These from HF are 1" wide.

 

[doitmyself]

You can get various sizes of these also: Search for "end wire brush"

 

[Timmastertech]

I use a 4 inch wire wheel with a short hex shank extension in a cordless drill to clean around hub pilots. Those long truck hubs can be a pain but its doable

 

[Donald]

So the Scotch-Brite cleaner kit for the flat hub area (similar to the ones in this thread) will actually fit over the stud. Never knew that. So that should take care of my needs to clean between stud and hub.

So be aware that these kind of kits come in ones 1.5" wide and 2" wide. I have both now.

 

[50yr Street Mech]

Scamazon assorted wire wheel brushes for drills. Dirt cheap. Don't last long though. Then put a thin layer of anti-seize over it when you're ready to put it back together

 

[Donald]

Scamazon assorted wire wheel brushes for drills. Dirt cheap. Don't last long though. Then put a thin layer of anti-seize over it when you're ready to put it back together

I sprayed red Muscle grease on the area. I must have seen that grease mentioned on South Main Auto.

 

[50yr Street Mech]

That'll work. Some kind of barrier between the rotor and hub to keep water out.

 

[Arc]

I always buy the cheap battery post brushes and put the small hole cleaner end in my drill for things like that. It always falls out of the plastic holder after few uses any way so I found a use for it.