[TR] TR Grease Cap Removal

Randall TR3driver at ca.rr.com
Tue Sep 3 03:24:37 MDT 2013


>  Is there a way to set up grease caps so you can get them off 
> easier for next
> time? I was thinking of drilling a hole through the center 
> and mig welding a
> nut on the outside so I could thread a bolt through and push 
> against the stub
> axle to push it off.

There should already be a 10-32 hole for that.  But I find that the threads
are usually not strong enough, so I epoxy a nut inside the cap.  (ISTR that
was originally a tip from Geo Hahn)

Or you could probably find a cap at FLAPS with the rolled edge so you can
pry it off.

Randall


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