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> 911 dust cap, What's the trick?
Olympic 914
post 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   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
Krieger   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
Olympic 914   Tried knocking it off with a hammer, that didn...   Jan 25 2022, 01:11 PM
Shivers   Tried knocking it off with a hammer, that didn...   Jan 25 2022, 01:31 PM
Mark Henry   Tried knocking it off with a hammer, that didn...   Jan 25 2022, 02:13 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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