Stang-Slayer

iTrader: (16)

I am having a major pain in the dick removing the center caps. I used a 2.5mm and was able to remove all the bolts off of two wheels (minus the 2 I stripped) and then went to the front wheels and its just a slight **** hair too big to even fit in them. Any ideas? I tried different wrenches but nothing comes close


thanks for the help!

wysemunky

iTrader: (2)

maybe take a hammer and tap it in there and after you get them out get some new bolts, they are cheap and include a new allen wrench to fit.

59 camaro

iTrader: (29)

i had the same problem on mine, i drilled the screw out with a very tiny drill bit and did it very carfully. after that i was done with the bull **** allen wrench screws, went to a hardware store and bought all new stainless steel phillips screws for my caps

Stang-Slayer

iTrader: (16)

Well I got em out, its weird, for my 315 wide wheels they were metric, for my 275 wide's they were standard, makes no sense.

Either way had to drill out two heads of the screws to get em off.

Any idea how to get the threaded part out without messing up the threads of the wheel?

99'CajunFirehawk157

iTrader: (57)

FWIW, use some never seize...

Undertow74

iTrader: (45)

yea that seems to be a normal thing, happend to mine when they were brand new trying to put the caps on. Like said above, i went to the hardware store and got some stainless phillips screws to put on there

59 camaro

iTrader: (29)

mine came off when i drilled them out, it just seemed to come off with very lil effort

Stang-Slayer

iTrader: (16)

Can u go to any random hardware store and find em?


did u drill all the way through? Did it mess up the threading on the wheels?

59 camaro

iTrader: (29)

i drilled all the way in. nothing got stripped. make sure u drill right in the center

Wing Zer0

iTrader: (3)

Alright guys any advice on what to do if I bought. Some replacement Phillip head screws and those just slide right in.lol When I bought my tt2 2nd hand. I didn't realize that the screws for the centercaps were all stripped. And the ones that were missing, seems like the original owner probably already tried to drill the screw out and stripped the hole. Which is what i'm guessing. Any help as to what would be the next step? Would be appreciated thanks.

moneypit00

hope you have tap and die skills. If not I'd get some help fron a friend. You need to select a new machine screw size that's slightly larger. Drill all holes with the appropriate bit and tap the holes. Might as well do them all so all screws match. Buy stainless phillips machine scews the a conical seat. Antisieze when your done.

nwalton29

iTrader: (7)

Next time it happens, use a reverse drill bit. Works like a charm.

Wing Zer0

iTrader: (3)

Dam!! That reallly sucks. By chance would this task be something along the lines of what a welder might take on? Because, yes I don't have skills, or the tools for that matter.lol