1967 Bolt On Aluminum Wheel Center Cap

[JL66REDCPE]

Is there an easy way to get the center cap off of 1967 bolt on aluminum wheels without scratching the crap out of them ?? Thanks in advance.

 

[c5vetter]

I bought a "suction cup" device from LICS - would think you could devise something similar using any kind of suction device - or use a very thinly tapered screw driver and protect with a cloth

 

[IH2LOSE]

Is there an easy way to get the center cap off of 1967 bolt on aluminum wheels without scratching the crap out of them ?? Thanks in advance.

John I dont know the cap.

But Last year I broke down a purchased a real set of picks from Snap on

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1067&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

Its great for getting into things with out leaving scrathes

 

[ZRGator]

I bought a "suction cup" device from LICS - would think you could devise something similar using any kind of suction device - or use a very thinly tapered screw driver and protect with a cloth

The very thin screw driver with padding is what I do on mine. Works just fine for me.

 

[JohnZ]

I've been down that road many times, and the best tool I've found for removing my bolt-on caps is an ordinary seal puller; I just stick a rag behind it where it touches the wheel, give it a yank, and the "hawk bill" under a fin on the sunburst cap pops it right off. Anything else is an exercise in frustration, especially the screwdriver routine.

 

[JL66REDCPE]

Thanks everyone for the great responses.

 

[BTxpress]

67 Bolt On Alum Wheel Center Cap Removal

Hi John,

I was reading your reply to a question about the removal of the center cap on 1967 bolt on wheels. I used a screw driver the first time and was kind of disapointed on how it worked. I could see damage happening if I kept doing it that way. I saw the tool in the pic you sent, went to Sears and bought it for a little over 6 bucks and let me tell you.....it worked like butter. Wonderful!!! It couldn't have been easier. Thank you very, very much.

Regards,

BTXpress
64 Daytona Blue Coupe
67 Rally Red Convt

 

[JohnZ]

Glad I could help - the last thing you want is to break one of the fins, with the starburst caps going for $250+ each these days.

 

[jims427400]

JL66,
Great question,I've taken mine off many times w/screw drivers and have scraped up the surfaces behind the cap. Never thought about asking for a better way to do it.Thats what I like about this forum,a wealth off knowledge.
How many sets of clips have you used,it seems like every time I take my caps off,I break at least 1 out off the 4.And at $16/set of 4..
JohnZ,thanks for your idea.