On Wed, 31 May 1995 S1500@aol.com wrote:
> Worldly Scions,
>
> I am about to replace Spitfire trunnions for the first time. I am
> told it is necessary to remove the brake rotor, in order to unscrew
> the trunnion from the vertical link. If this is true, I must first remove
> the *%^$& grease cap. I've removed these caps several times
> before, always destroying the cap in the process.
> "gently prize out the cap" (Bentley) *Right* !!!
Bob,
I'm so glad you asked. There is an easy, quick way I've found to
remove the caps without destroying them. You need a sharp cold chisel and a
hammer. No I'm not kidding. You lay the cold chisel against the outer face
of the wheel hub (vertically), with the sharp part pushing down and outward
onto the top of the grease cap. See cheezy ASCII art below:
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\ \ <--SIDE VIEW OF HUB-
\ \ <--CHISEL --------------------
\ \ ------------------------
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/ \ \
/ \ \ You pound lightly on the top of the chisel,
/ |\ \ and the cap is pushed slightly outward.
| HUB | \ \
_____| | \ \ Then you rotate the hub 180 deg, and do
| |_ \ | it again.
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| | |___\/ Tap lightly each time, and the cap should
| | | \ come out shortly.
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| | | CAP | In this way, you don't distort the cap,
| | |____/ and it's reusable.
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I hope this is clear. It's really worked well for me.
Greg
Greg Meboe meboe@wsunix.wsu.edu
Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University, Pullman, Wa.
'85 XJ-12 H.E. (daily) '67 Spit-6 '74 TR-6
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