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Another trick is to paint the wheels with an epoxy paint if
the paint is thin in the area where the caps mount. This will give them
something to "bite" into. As also mentioned, new valve stems & or metal
valve stems that reach through. You don't want to have to remove the caps any
more then absolutely necessary.
John
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 10:38
AM
Subject: Re: IML: hubcaps astray/Valve
Stems
The wheel covers shouldn't move that much, but one thing that
helps is to have fresh valve stems. Old ones that are dry and brittle are more
likely to break when stressed that way. The wheel cover should not be sharp
where the valve stem goes through it. You should take a look at the offending
wheel cover and see if the edges around the hole are turned in. It would also
be advisable to try another wheel cover and do so until you find one that
doesn't "slide" on the rim.
Paul
In a message dated 7/18/2004
1:09:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Jeffrey M. Fastov" <jfastov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
>what do people do when hubcaps slide and split the valve
stems.this seems to
>be an ongoing problem amd very inconvenient when i
wake up to
flats.any
>ideas?
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