Guest neilw Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 CanCant get these buggers off the supe! Have tried before and given up. Used bare hands \ mole grips \ plyers etc with no joy. Don't think they are 'locking' ones, if they are they're dam good! Maybe they are just bound onto the value? Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk47 Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 metal dustcaps get jammed on after a while. it happened on my last supe you will probably just have to get new valves fitted mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonut Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Can get these buggers off the supe! Have tried before and given up. Used bare hands \ mole grips \ plyers etc with no joy. Don't think they are 'locking' ones, if they are they're dam good! Maybe they are just bound onto the value? Any ideas? Have you tried unscrewing them?? kidding. I had some locking ones with tiny grub screws - 3 got knicked and I pulled the other off with no probs Sorry to be useless and inane but I sympathise and hope you get it sorted lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonut Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Actually, have you tried liberal amounts of WD 40? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neilw Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Actually, have you tried liberal amounts of WD 40? No I haven't, will give that a go now... Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 If you don't fancy a trip to the tyre fitters you could try cutting down the side and splitting them open with a drift/large screw driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Heat sometimes works too, if you fit similar ones in the future dollup a bit of grease on the thread first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Heat sometimes works too Yes, try some heat but be carefull. Hold the rubber valve with another pair of pliers whilst you undo the dust cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl8ter Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 i used boiling water to get mine off just watch you dont burn your hands use a pair of grips .and just put rubber 1s back on lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Have you got a spanner that will fit or even a small adjustable? If there are no grub screw then I can't understand why they won't come off. Unless they have been fitted with loctite or superglue to stop them being nicked!! H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Before you ruin one check if your local tyre dealer has the correct replacements in stock, and that your spare wheel fits and has air in it. There are some really weird and wonderful valves around that can cause a lot of grief when they suddenly stop holding air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4RK RZ Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 They are sodded l'll tell you now . The aluminium cap in the salt/weather oxidizes virtualy welding it to the brass/brass plated valve. best think to do is get new valves and if you must have the on apply some "Alu-slip" or copper grease to the thread before putting on new ones. And keep turning them now and again. Plastic works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradan Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Just get one of the local scroty kids to get it off ....the little s***s allways manage to get my locking ones off!!!! :d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl8ter Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Just get one of the local scroty kids to get it off ....the little s***s allways manage to get my locking ones off!!!! :d never thought off that 1 lol:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Just get one of the local scroty kids to get it off ....the little s***s allways manage to get my locking ones off!!!! :d Yep, had mine too... right outside Sussex Police HQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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