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Brubaker · 07-01-2015, 10:58 AM

Just out of curiosity, how does a 'hub cap tool' such as sold by Mike's work exactly? Installation is basically bending the tabs over securely, correct? I must be missing something(?).

Tom Wesenberg · 07-01-2015, 11:39 AM

The tool gives the tabs a slight V shape so the cap can be pushed on and snapped off.

Brubaker · 07-01-2015, 12:57 PM

Thanks Tom. If I could ask for a personal opinion, worth the fifty bucks? Bruce

Y-Blockhead · 07-01-2015, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brubaker

Thanks Tom. If I could ask for a personal opinion, worth the fifty bucks? Bruce

I know others will suggest glueing them on with silicone or rubber bands but after you lose a couple of hub caps or mess up the paint on your wheels from a cap chattering around you"ll think $50 is cheap. The "Tool" bends five of the 10 tabs to the correct shape to hold the caps on. I have also saved a few caps that had all of the tabs bent.

If you have any friends with '30-31 Model A's you could all "chip in".

I have not had a problem with a hub cap since I bought the "Tool" last July and have "Fixed" several for friends.

C26Pinelake · 07-01-2015, 02:11 PM

i personally think they are great and I bought one as a Christmas Gift for a friend, Wayne

Fullraceflathead · 07-01-2015, 03:53 PM

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I'd like to have one for my 1928, but they don't exist.

monto · 07-01-2015, 04:01 PM

Before I was aware the "tool" was available, I made it work using a 3/8 coupling nut. You screw a short bolt into each end so the contraption matches the diameter of the cap. Then place it between two opposing tabs. When you tighten one of the bolts it spreads the tabs to where you want them. Slow and clumsy, but it works.

Tom Wesenberg · 07-01-2015, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brubaker

Thanks Tom. If I could ask for a personal opinion, worth the fifty bucks? Bruce

I never used the tool, so I can't offer an opinion.

07-01-2015, 10:58 AM	#1
Brubaker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northern California Posts: 765	hub cap tool Just out of curiosity, how does a 'hub cap tool' such as sold by Mike's work exactly? Installation is basically bending the tabs over securely, correct? I must be missing something(?).

07-01-2015, 11:39 AM	#2
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: hub cap tool The tool gives the tabs a slight V shape so the cap can be pushed on and snapped off.

07-01-2015, 12:57 PM	#3
Brubaker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northern California Posts: 765	Re: hub cap tool Thanks Tom. If I could ask for a personal opinion, worth the fifty bucks? Bruce

07-01-2015, 02:11 PM	#5
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: hub cap tool i personally think they are great and I bought one as a Christmas Gift for a friend, Wayne

07-01-2015, 03:53 PM	#6
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,174	Re: hub cap tool Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I'd like to have one for my 1928, but they don't exist. __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask

07-01-2015, 04:01 PM	#7
monto Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: NH Posts: 182	Re: hub cap tool Before I was aware the "tool" was available, I made it work using a 3/8 coupling nut. You screw a short bolt into each end so the contraption matches the diameter of the cap. Then place it between two opposing tabs. When you tighten one of the bolts it spreads the tabs to where you want them. Slow and clumsy, but it works.

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