[FC] Hubcap Removal Tool

Bryan Blackwell corvanatics@corvair.org
Mon Dec 15 13:47:00 2003


I have a pry bar that sounds much as you describe that works really 
well.  The main thing is having something thin enough to get in there 
and no sharp edges.

--Bryan

On Monday, December 15, 2003, at 01:27 PM, Ruth Dorogi wrote:

> If you are concerned with preserving the paint on your hubcaps and 
> wheels,
> the jack handle is not satisfactory.  I made a tool from 1/8" x 1"x 12"
> steel with a right angle bend about 1 inch from both ends.  Bevel one 
> end so
> it fits behind  the hubcap and tap the other end with a hammer.   It 
> works
> fine and saves the paint on the wheel and the hubcap - at least on my
> rampside.  Dennis D.