<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Good idea on enlarging. Thanks, Jim </div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 23, 2023, at 3:32 PM, Dave Hogye <dlhogye@comcast.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Yes, I too found that new caps do not fit very tight. I increase the size over a large socket. <div>Dave H. <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 23, 2023, at 1:27 AM, keithstewart@bell.net wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><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><span>** triumphs@autox.team.net **</span><br><span></span><br><span>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html</span><br><span>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs http://www.team.net/archive</span><br><span></span><br><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/dlhogye@comcast.net</span><br></div></blockquote></div><span>** triumphs@autox.team.net **</span><br><span></span><br><span>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html</span><br><span>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs http://www.team.net/archive</span><br><span></span><br><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/trguy75@gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>