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(Message started by: rich1 on May 14^th, 2009, 2:53pm)

Title: stumped
Post by rich1 on May 14^th, 2009, 2:53pm

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 ??? ???

Title: Re: stumped
Post by Snoopy on May 14^th, 2009, 5:37pm

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.

Title: Re: stumped
Post by scorpio_man on May 14^th, 2009, 6:24pm

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

Title: Re: stumped
Post by scorpio_man on May 14^th, 2009, 6:25pm

oh, i forgot, try a small socket on them.

that may get them off.

hth

Title: Re: stumped
Post by tonyboy on May 14^th, 2009, 7:21pm

and maybe a bit of WD40

Title: Re: stumped
Post by rich1 on May 14^th, 2009, 8:10pm

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 ;D

Title: Re: stumped
Post by Highlander on May 14^th, 2009, 8:13pm

Apply a little heat to them, just a little, you dont want to melt your valves or your tyres ;)

Title: Re: stumped
Post by rich1 on May 14^th, 2009, 8:25pm

on 05/14/09 at 20:13:20, Highlander wrote:

Apply a little heat to them, just a little, you dont want to melt your valves or your tyres ;)

ah! never thought of that ........might get my wife to talk to them, she spouts a lot of hot air most of the time ;)

Title: Re: stumped
Post by Simmo on May 14^th, 2009, 8:56pm

Try her hair dryer!. ;)

Title: Re: stumped
Post by tonyboy on May 14^th, 2009, 9:04pm

If you can get something solid behind the cap and then tap the cap lightly with a hammer. That might loosen it

Title: Re: stumped
Post by gozz on May 14^th, 2009, 10:12pm

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 ;D
GOZZ

Title: Re: stumped
Post by rich1 on May 18^th, 2009, 6:48pm

2 new valves fitted - £10
and boy was my tracking out :o- new front tyre £40
peace of mind - priceless ;D