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Waaay way back in the 1960=E2=80=99s when I worked in garages in PA, =
cars had to be inspected twice a year. Inspection required physically =
looking at the brake shoes which of course required taking off the drum. =
We would remove the grease cap with a channel lock pliers =E2=80=93 just =
grab it and wiggle or lever it down and it would come right off. Perhaps =
because they had to come off twice a year they never got very stuck, but =
never had a problem removing them. Never worried about the next time =
because you never knew if you would see that car again.
=20
Bob
=20
From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of =
DAVE HOGYE
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2023 7:23 AM
To: dave northrup; triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] 1972 Triumph TR6
=20
Don't worry about destroying them. New ones are very inexpensive. =20
I bought a new set and welded a 1/4" nut in the center and use a bolt to =
remove the caps. I have shortened bolts, actually stainless allen key =
cap screws to fill the hole. =20
Dave H.=20
On 12/21/2023 1:54 PM PST dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:=20
=20
=20
How do i get the front wheel grease caps off? They are in there really =
well. Do i have to destroy them? ** triumphs@autox.team.net **=20
Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs =
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D'>Waaay way back in the 1960=E2=80=99s when I worked in garages in PA, =
cars had to be inspected twice a year. Inspection required physically =
looking at the brake shoes which of course required taking off the drum. =
We would remove the grease cap with a channel lock pliers =E2=80=93 just =
grab it and wiggle or lever it down and it would come right off. Perhaps =
because they had to come off twice a year they never got very stuck, but =
never had a problem removing them. Never worried about the next time =
because you never knew if you would see that car =
again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Bob<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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</b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> =
Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>DAVE HOGYE<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 22, 2023 7:23 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> dave northrup; =
triumphs@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] 1972 Triumph =
TR6<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Don't worry =
about destroying them. New ones are very inexpensive. =
<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>I bought a =
new set and welded a 1/4" nut in the center and use a bolt to =
remove the caps. I have shortened bolts, actually stainless allen =
key cap screws to fill the hole. =
<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Dave H. =
<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>On 12/21/2023 1:54 PM PST dave northrup <<a =
href=3D"mailto:dave@ranteer.com";>dave@ranteer.com</a>> wrote: =
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<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal> =
<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal>How do i get the front wheel =
grease caps off? They are in there really well. Do i have to =
destroy them? ** <a =
href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.net</a> ** =
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