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oldredsel Silver Member Rick Crosby
South Dartmouth, MA, USA   USA
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1959 Edsel Villager "OLD Red EDSEL"
1969 MG MGB GT "Barn-ey Rubble"
1969 MG MGB GT "Emma"
1974 MG MGB V8 Conversion "The Hot Rod"    & more
As I was finally replacing the wire wheel grease caps, whose threads had been mangled years ago by a PO removing them with a pair of pliers, sad smiley I thought I'd share this simple tool that I had fabbed up a while back.

I applaud Moss for making their wire wheel grease cap puller (Moss #384-935 $32.95), but you probably have all you need in your spare parts box thumbs up (or can borrow off your car). winking smiley

Cheers,

Rick

Pic 1 - If your grease cap's threads already looks like this, remove it with pliers and replace it!

Pic 2 - My tool is simply a valve cover cap nut (Moss #460-112 $3.50) and an HS4 air filter bolt (Moss #332-150 $1.40) locked together with a fine thread nut.

Pic 3 - The tool threaded onto the new grease cap (Moss # 662-030 $5.95).

Pic 4 - The tool threaded onto the grease cap in the hub for removal.


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lewisrn Gold Member Bob L
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Brilliant!



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mgbtf Silver Member Dave Kalp
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Rick,

Great idea, Thanks.

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MGB567 Barrie Braxton
Ninderry, KabiKabi country, Queensland, Australia   AUS
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1979 MG MGB GT V8 Conversion "Darkside"
I bought new caps anyway but before inserting them I screwed on a 5/16 long nut (actually I used 2 exhaust manifold nuts) and then I just screw in one of my spare HS4 airfilter bolts and voila - I can't weld so that was my solution to this perennial problem.



Mk1: CKD 11/66 first registered 8/5/67; owned since 3/77. 18GB +40 balanced. Peter Burgess BVFR head. Piper 285. 123. FidanzaFW. 4synch c/r box. Lots more as I did a nut and bolt rebuild; finished 2015. Tartan Red.

GT: December '78. VW Golf guards, flush fit front and rear valances. Torana XU1 vents, frenched indicators & Mk1 rear lights. 'Worked' Rover V8 with Monsoon ECU for EFI. GM4L60E, Lokar tiptronic & Quick4 controller. Vintage Air A/C. FC IFS. CCE 4 link rear. Salisbury with Quaife. Jaguar Storm.

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