> The hammer and screw driver works well but the replacement dust
> caps are kind'a cheesy compared to
> the originals. I plan to weld a nut on the inside of the
> replacement cap, but it sure seems there
> should be some non-destructive way to remove a dust cap.
In a pinch, I've used channel-lock pliers to grip the sides of the dome, and
been able to reuse the mangled cap afterwards. But IMO the best option is
to fill the hole with a bolt and nut, with enough sticking out beyond the
nut (into the hub cap) to grab with a slide hammer or vice grips.
> The guy that designed a dust cap w/o a pry off lip, lost his job.
IMO, it's not his fault. It's the people who make replacement dust caps out
of roofing tin ! The original design actually worked well, with the
original dust caps. Then Leyland took over and things went south rapidly
from there.
Randall
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