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rich1
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my wife bought some colour coded dust caps for my scorpio, but now i cant get the front ones off 
back ones came off no problem , any ideas how to get them off ?
they are just screw on , no little alan keys or anything like that 
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Snoopy
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Re: stumped
« Reply #1 on: May 14th, 2009, 5:37pm » |
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sounds as though they have rusted/bonded themselves to the valve stems ... pair of mole grips or similar...should do the trick otherwise its off the the tyre depot and have new valves put in !  Shouldn't have happened over week/ two weeks between pressure checks.
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Re: stumped
« Reply #2 on: May 14th, 2009, 6:24pm » |
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hi there
metal dust caps are a pain.
if you want to use them, you need to fit them with Vaseline or copper grease.
i only use them for shows, then take them back of again.
hth
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Re: stumped
« Reply #3 on: May 14th, 2009, 6:25pm » |
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oh, i forgot, try a small socket on them.
that may get them off.
hth
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Re: stumped
« Reply #4 on: May 14th, 2009, 7:21pm » |
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and maybe a bit of WD40
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rich1
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Re: stumped
« Reply #5 on: May 14th, 2009, 8:10pm » |
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tried the WD40, and the mole grips and the socket , so it looks like a trip to my tyre fitters 
thats a mistake i wont be making again 
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Re: stumped
« Reply #6 on: May 14th, 2009, 8:13pm » |
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Apply a little heat to them, just a little, you dont want to melt your valves or your tyres 
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Re: stumped
« Reply #7 on: May 14th, 2009, 8:25pm » |
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on May 14th, 2009, 8:13pm, Highlander wrote:| Apply a little heat to them, just a little, you dont want to melt your valves or your tyres |
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ah! never thought of that ........might get my wife to talk to them, she spouts a lot of hot air most of the time
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Re: stumped
« Reply #8 on: May 14th, 2009, 8:56pm » |
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Try her hair dryer!.
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Re: stumped
« Reply #9 on: May 14th, 2009, 9:04pm » |
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If you can get something solid behind the cap and then tap the cap lightly with a hammer. That might loosen it
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Re: stumped
« Reply #10 on: May 14th, 2009, 10:12pm » |
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Rich.
Maybe one of the local reprobates has applied some Super Glue in the night 
they put it in my gate chain padlock,had to cut the bloody thing off before I could attend to the deceased
GOZZ
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rich1
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Re: stumped
« Reply #11 on: May 18th, 2009, 6:48pm » |
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2 new valves fitted - £10
and boy was my tracking out  - new front tyre £40
peace of mind - priceless
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