Clips, Oh the Clips (Of the Wheel)

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hambone
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Clips, Oh the Clips (Of the Wheel)

Post by hambone » Sun Nov 11, 2012 3:53 pm

What's a "modern-day" fellow supposed to do when it comes time to replace those confounded hub-cap retaining clips?
The factory riveted them in place, not sure how to replicate here at home with Ma.
I'd be delighted to hear.
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Re: Clips, Oh the Clips (Of the Wheel)

Post by zabo » Sun Nov 11, 2012 4:55 pm

you can buy a tool to help with the rivets.
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After loosing three of my hubcaps from my wide fives I gave up, drilled out the rivets and used some flat machine screws to hold them on.
3yrs now and no lost caps yet
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Re: Clips, Oh the Clips (Of the Wheel)

Post by hambone » Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:37 pm

Screw th' tool, I'm low budget. I like your machine-screw approach. Did you use self-tapping screws? Any nuts?
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Re: Clips, Oh the Clips (Of the Wheel)

Post by zabo » Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:51 am

small machine screws inserted from the back of the wheel with lock nuts. Makes changing broken clips a lot easier too
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Re: Clips, Oh the Clips (Of the Wheel)

Post by hambone » Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:12 pm

Great idea, thanks! I will do it.
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Re: Clips, Oh the Clips (Of the Wheel)

Post by Hippie » Wed Nov 14, 2012 5:52 am

hambone wrote:Screw th' tool, I'm low budget...
What he said. Screw the tool and screw the clips (on). That tool sucks. I could never get the rivets to seat correctly and used stainless steel machine screws and lock nuts too.
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