 911 dust cap, What's the trick? |
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| Root_Werks |
 Jan 28 2022, 07:10 PM
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Village Idiot  Group: Members Posts: 8,312 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Always had really good luck using a socket that fit between the hub and the edge of the cap. Give a couple of taps "down" on the socket, spreads the cap away from the hub. Do that a few times in a few different places. Works like a charm every time.
No damage to anything either. |
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| Shivers |
Jan 28 2022, 07:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2,365 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
I have a lead hammer for tapping bolts out, it works well for these caps. It's small but has some weight to it. Rotate the hub and hit like you mean it.
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| vitamin914 |
Feb 8 2022, 04:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 202 Joined: 8-September 21 From: Toronto Canada Member No.: 25,893 Region Association: Canada
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Jan 26 2022, 12:33 PM)  QUOTE(emerygt350 @ Jan 26 2022, 12:30 PM) QUOTE(racer914 @ Jan 26 2022, 10:49 AM) While we are on the topic of dust caps, I'm looking for a couple if anyone has some spares laying around. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Anyone know what is the right cap for a stock 914? Are they the same for all? This is what AA shows. http://www.autoatlanta.com/Porsche-Wheel-B...1434168400.html but on the exploded diagram it shows a 5 bolt hub... All 4 bolt 914 dust caps are the same. 5 bolt are different from 4 bolt and there is an early (large) and late (small) For the 4 bolt hub, I tried this, VWC-111-405-692-B - DUST CAP WITHOUT SPEEDO HOLE (RIGHT SIDE) - BEETLE 66-79 / GHIA 66-74 / TYPE 3 66-74 THING 73-74. Very close - but too tight to hammer on comfortably with hopes of ever removing it... maybe I could make it work with a quick skim on the lathe. I have looked for replacement dust caps for the 4 bolt 914 without luck. Does anyone make them or have something that is interchangeable? or is this just one of those scrounge parts? |
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