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| Olympic 914 |
 Jan 25 2022, 11:48 AM
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Trying to pull my front hubs off and can't get the dust cap off.
Tried large channel locks and tapping with a hammer, but all I am doing is messing up the dust cap. Must be an easy way. I just don't know it.  |
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| Olympic 914 |
Jan 25 2022, 01:11 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,745 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States
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Tried knocking it off with a hammer, that didn't work for me.
It just beat up the cap. Ended up using a long brass drift and hammer, that gave me a little angle on it. So there isn't a tool for this? Muffler clamp idea sounds good though. |
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| Mark Henry |
Jan 25 2022, 02:13 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(Olympic 914 @ Jan 25 2022, 02:11 PM)  Tried knocking it off with a hammer, that didn't work for me. It just beat up the cap. Ended up using a long brass drift and hammer, that gave me a little angle on it. So there isn't a tool for this? Muffler clamp idea sounds good though. You have to hit it with an outward glancing blow, different spot every time. You can fix the cap easy with a couple big sockets and a vice, plus a body hammer or a blunt drift and a hammer. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) I like the muffler clamp idea, but don't really like the prying bit. Next time I'll try it with a big slide hammer I have. There is an 'outie' version of the cap that's on a set of 3" struts I have here, don't know if they have them for 3.5", but I do like them better than the inset caps. |
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Olympic 914 911 dust cap Jan 25 2022, 11:48 AM
markhoward I've used a u-shaped muffler clamp that fits s... Jan 25 2022, 11:53 AM
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I've used a u-shaped muffler clamp that fits ... Jan 25 2022, 04:12 PM double-a i always get the best luck with a large pipe wrenc... Jan 25 2022, 12:45 PM mepstein I knock it off with a hammer. Takes 10 seconds. Jan 25 2022, 01:04 PM Shivers
Tried knocking it off with a hammer, that didn... Jan 25 2022, 01:31 PM mepstein
Tried knocking it off with a hammer, that didn... Jan 25 2022, 02:33 PM Cairo94507 Yeah they can be tight. I use a hammer and work m... Jan 25 2022, 04:17 PM robkammer I agree with the hammer, I used a plastic hammer a... Jan 26 2022, 07:19 AM mate914 The picture shows' that the cap is installed t... Jan 26 2022, 07:35 AM mepstein The ridge on the caps let’s you hit it on a slig... Jan 26 2022, 07:59 AM racer914 While we are on the topic of dust caps, I'm lo... Jan 26 2022, 09:49 AM emerygt350
While we are on the topic of dust caps, I'm l... Jan 26 2022, 11:30 AM mepstein
While we are on the topic of dust caps, I'm ... Jan 26 2022, 11:33 AM vitamin914
[quote name='emerygt350' post='2977548' date='Jan... Feb 8 2022, 04:57 PM fixer34
Trying to pull my front hubs off and can't ge... Jan 26 2022, 08:36 PM mepstein
Trying to pull my front hubs off and can't g... Jan 26 2022, 08:42 PM mate914 Use the small ballpein hammer and wack it from sid... Jan 27 2022, 08:16 AM ClayPerrine This is how you do it:
http://www.914world.com/bb... Jan 27 2022, 01:15 PM Root_Werks Always had really good luck using a socket that fi... Jan 28 2022, 07:10 PM Shivers I have a lead hammer for tapping bolts out, it wor... Jan 28 2022, 07:46 PM |
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