stupid allen head screws on Eagle Alloy Mag center caps

clare · 2013-05-09T04:21:47+00:00

I had some fun this evening - removing the bolt-on center caps from my Eagle Torque Thrust style mag wheels. Like the "original" American Racing Torque Thust, the cap fastens with 5 screws. Eagle usis countersink head screws with a tiny allen socket in them (3/32 inch?)- and those buggers had been in there for over 10 years and had no intention of coming out without a fight. Ed's Red, a propane torch, hammer and punch - all judiciously applied over a 2 1/2 hour period finally got all 20 out!! Now to finish stripping them, clean up the corrosion that was under the paint, alodyne the centers, and repaint them - and polish and detail the caps. NOT using those stupid little allen head screws again if I can find an alternative!!!.

May 09, 2013 22 Replies

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clare 13 years ago

I do. But the original purchased didn't - I bought the rims used.

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clare 13 years ago

And I live in mid-western Ontario - where we use more salt than NYS.

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Gunner Asch 13 years ago

Thats why I have 3-4 Impact drivers kicking around that I use regularly. I owned a lot of Honda bikes.

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I managed to find some Rolson drivers years ago..and thats that I use.

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Gunner

"The ruling class doesn't care about public safety. Having made it very difficult for States and localities to police themselves, having left ordinary citizens with no choice but to protect themselves as best they can, they now try to take our guns away. In fact they blame us and our guns for crime. This is so wrong that it cannot be an honest mistake." Malcolm Wallop former U.S. Sen. (R-WY)

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