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PostSubject: Front axle hubcaps   Front - Front axle hubcaps Icon_minitimeMay 12th 2014, 9:54 pm

Ok, so this may be a REALLY stupid question, but how do you take off/ put on the dust caps/hubcaps on the front axle? When I took mine off I had to use a small pry bar and Channel lock pliers, I put a hole in one and bent the washer on another. Also when trying to get one back on it seemed way to small to fit over the washer, and I actually destroyed one. I'm sorry I have to ask this stupid question, thanks for any advice.

Notice that the hubcap wont fit over the washer.
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PostSubject: Re: Front axle hubcaps   Front - Front axle hubcaps Icon_minitimeMay 12th 2014, 10:29 pm

Probably no good way to get them off without ruining them if they are old and hardened up. Guess their rubber aren't they? Warm it up with a hair dryer or something maybe before you try working it off is all I can think of.
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PostSubject: Re: Front axle hubcaps   Front - Front axle hubcaps Icon_minitimeMay 12th 2014, 10:47 pm

Ok I'll try the hair dryer thing, thanks.
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PostSubject: Re: Front axle hubcaps   Front - Front axle hubcaps Icon_minitimeMay 13th 2014, 10:27 am

ha, those stupid things are the first thing i took off of my murray when i got it! ripped them off, never looked back.
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PostSubject: Re: Front axle hubcaps   Front - Front axle hubcaps Icon_minitimeMay 14th 2014, 12:29 pm

+1 on heat. That will make them soft and pliable again, for about a minute.
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PostSubject: Re: Front axle hubcaps   Front - Front axle hubcaps Icon_minitimeMay 14th 2014, 1:00 pm

try putting on one side and using a pick tool to pull the other side on.
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