WarPony
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Post by WarPony on Jun 23, 2013 8:54:07 GMT -8
I'm in the process of repacking my wheel bearings and found that someone in the past has tried to use a screwdriver to pry off the dust caps and boogered up the cap. Is there any place I can get new ones? My trailer is a '64/'65 Compact.
Jeff
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Post by vikx on Jun 23, 2013 9:50:23 GMT -8
You might try a junk yard. They are getting harder to find. I've been lucky so far, the threads have been OK.
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Post by mortimer on Jul 5, 2014 13:16:46 GMT -8
the same thing was done to our '66 shasta i brought the cap to the local mom and pop auto store here in LA. I was goin to try to buy threaded buddy bearings and the fella that owns the store took one look at the cap and said " you dont need to get rid of those!" he had some type tool that he used to get it back round and a file to straighten the threads and sent me on my way! didnt charge me a nickel! i dont kno what the tool was called but it fit on the inside of the cap and he turned the end of it with a wrench which caused it to expand' kinda like a boat plug would do. knocked it a few times with a piece of wood. he also said they were getting hard to find he was looking for some for his chevy
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John Palmer
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Hi, From a vintage trailer guy located in Santa Ana, CA. It's good to see lots of activity here.
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Post by John Palmer on Jul 5, 2014 15:49:15 GMT -8
A common automotive tool is a exhaust pipe expander. It's used by muffler shops to expand the crimp on exhaust pipes and mufflers. It would make the cap round again.
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