Subject: [TR] 1972 Triumph TR6

From: dave northrup <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:54:57 +0000

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From: "Matt" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 14:37:40 GMT

I have JB welded a nut inside and then an appropriately sized machine screw will readily push the cap off against the stub.

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From: "Dressler Jr., Edward Thomas" <[email-masked]>
To: dave northrup <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [TR] 1972 Triumph TR6
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 02:51:54 +0000

Put a sheet metal screw through the hole in the center of the cap.
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Subject: [TR] 1972 Triumph TR6 How do i get the front wheel grease caps off?  They are in there really well.  Do i have to destroy them?

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From: Brian Kemp <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 15:44:46 +0000

I use a machine screw about 2 inches long.  Screw it in the hole in the grease cap and it will contact the end of the stub axle and push the cap off nice and easy.  I think it is a #10 or #12 thread.  If your center hole is already messed up, you might be able to use a tap and put a thread or two in.  No damage and the cap will go right back in.

Brian
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From: dave northrup <[email-masked]>
Sent: Dec 21, 2023 3:17 PM
To: [email-masked] <[email-masked]>
Subject: [TR] 1972 Triumph TR6

How do i get the front wheel grease caps off? They are in there really well. Do i have to destroy them?

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From: Jim Henningsen <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 20:32:37 -0500

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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I j=
ust buy a bunch of spares for my TRs as there is no easy way to get them off=
. Some come easy and most are tight as a dickens. &nbsp;The screw in the hol=
e works sometimes. Big wrench around circumference sometimes works too. &nbs=
p;Interesting thing is the new spares seem to be a little smaller in diamete=
r so they don=E2=80=99t fit in snugly. &nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Jim&nbsp=
;</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Ocala, fl</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Dec 22, 2023, at 8:32=E2=80=AFAM, Gre=
g Lemon &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquot=
e type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"auto">I have always ta=
pped with a large&nbsp; screwdriver close to the base angled as much as poss=
ible to push outwards.&nbsp; The caps may get a little buggered up, but stil=
l usable.&nbsp; I believe there is a little ridge you can catch with the scr=
ewdriver to assist with the process.&nbsp; Just firm gentle taps until it st=
arts moving.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I used to do the s=
lide hammer thing with a screw, but a screwdriver and hammer is always handy=
 and works well.&nbsp; The caps are pretty sturdy.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><b=
r></div><div dir=3D"auto">Greg Lemon</div><div dir=3D"auto">TR250</div></div=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu=
, Dec 21, 2023, 9:31 PM  &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">lee@auto=
mate-it.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D=
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<p>I've been able to pry them off gently without completely destroying them -=
 but then I've destroyed a few also. Mine have a hole in the center - and I'=
ve tried using a small slide hammer (with a screw on the business end screwe=
d into the hole) but it usually just fails by enlarging the hole. So the pry=
ing method is all I figured out.</p>
<p>&nbsp;Lee</p>
<p><br></p>
<p id=3D"m_-3096264319667915003reply-intro">On 2023-12-21 15:54, dave northr=
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<div dir=3D"auto">How do i get the front wheel grease caps off?&nbsp; They a=
re in there really well.&nbsp; Do i have to destroy them?</div>
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From: Chris Kantarjiev <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 19:30:47 -0800

Get them off however you can. I usually use a big screwdriver and a 3# drilling hammer.

Throw them away.

 Buy and install a proper grease seal. I used to get Nilos brand seals from Dave Bean Engineering - they might still be able to help you.
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From: Dave Hogye <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2023 10:37:44 -0800

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Yes, I too found that new caps do not fit v=
ery tight. I increase the size over a large socket.&nbsp;<div>Dave H.&nbsp;<=
br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPho=
ne</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Dec 23, 2023, at 1=
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oNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Too late at this point, b=
ut 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 bett=
er grip.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fare=
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an lang=3D"EN-US"> Jeff Scarbrough &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br><b>Sent:<=
/b> Thursday, December 21, 2023 8:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> dave northrup &lt;dave=
@ranteer.com&gt;<br><b>Cc:</b> [email-masked]<br><b>Subject:</b> Re=
: [TR] 1972 Triumph TR6<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o=
:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></d=
iv><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al">On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 6:28=E2=80=AFPM dave northrup &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><b=
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cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
>How do i get the front wheel grease caps off?&nbsp; They are in there reall=
y well.&nbsp; Do i have to destroy them?<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><d=
iv><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal">I don't start out that way, but I usually end up that way.&nbsp; Allege=
dly you can put a screw in through the&nbsp;little hole and drive them off, b=
ut all that does for me is make the little hole into a big hole.&nbsp;<br><b=
r>On my VWs, those caps would last a hundred years, but Triumphs are...diffe=
rent.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><=
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From: Jim Henningsen <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:34:25 -0500

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