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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Too late at this point, but for years a neat fix suggested has been to solder/weld a small nut to the inside of the cap so that screwing the bolt through that hole has much better grip.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Keith Stewart<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:keithstewart@bell.net"><span style='color:#0563C1'>keithstewart@bell.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://worldoftriumph.godaddysites.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://worldoftriumph.godaddysites.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 21, 2023 8:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com><br><b>Cc:</b> triumphs@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] 1972 Triumph TR6<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 6:28 PM dave northrup <<a href="mailto:dave@ranteer.com">dave@ranteer.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal>How do i get the front wheel grease caps off? They are in there really well. Do i have to destroy them?<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I don't start out that way, but I usually end up that way. Allegedly you can put a screw in through the little hole and drive them off, but all that does for me is make the little hole into a big hole. <br><br>On my VWs, those caps would last a hundred years, but Triumphs are...different.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I always keep new caps in stock now. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>