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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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| fixer34 |
Jan 26 2022, 08:36 PM
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QUOTE(Olympic 914 @ Jan 25 2022, 11:48 AM)  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. Are we sure that is the right cap and not one that 'looks like it will fit..'. The caps that go on the outside of the lip at least give you a pry point to work them off. I can't believe the engineers would design something like this where you would basically have to damage/destroy the cap to get it off. Something doesn't seem right. |
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| mepstein |
Jan 26 2022, 08:42 PM
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QUOTE(fixer34 @ Jan 26 2022, 09:36 PM) QUOTE(Olympic 914 @ Jan 25 2022, 11:48 AM) 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. Are we sure that is the right cap and not one that 'looks like it will fit..'. The caps that go on the outside of the lip at least give you a pry point to work them off. I can't believe the engineers would design something like this where you would basically have to damage/destroy the cap to get it off. Something doesn't seem right. Yes. It’s the correct later hub centric cap and if you knock it off like I suggested, you don’t damage or destroy anything. You don’t pry off the larger early ones. You also knock them off with a hammer. Prying may/will damage the aluminum hub. |
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Olympic 914 911 dust cap Jan 25 2022, 11:48 AM
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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
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[quote name='emerygt350' post='2977548' date='Jan... Feb 8 2022, 04:57 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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