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seanreay1986
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31st Jul 05 at 21:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Whats the easiest way to remove valve caps that are really stuck on?
richard_syko
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31st Jul 05 at 21:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
turn them anti clcokwise
Matt H
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31st Jul 05 at 21:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Take them to a tyre place & have them remove the tyre & fit new ones
richard_syko
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If the plastic you may be able to slice the side with a stanley knife
seanreay1986
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31st Jul 05 at 21:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they have seized on, need a way to remove them without buying new tyres
britaxcooper
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31st Jul 05 at 21:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hold the stem with neadle nose pliars and use a set of pliars on the cap?
jamesw
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31st Jul 05 at 21:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
plyers?
kieranscorsa
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31st Jul 05 at 21:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just take to local tyre place will replace the valves very cheaply
Matt H
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31st Jul 05 at 21:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by seanreay1986
they have seized on, need a way to remove them without buying new tyres



I meant have new valves fitted, not new tyres
Neshol
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31st Jul 05 at 21:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Surely heavy duty pliers will do the job. I take it they are metal ones.
Matt H
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31st Jul 05 at 21:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Neshol
Surely heavy duty pliers will do the job. I take it they are metal ones.



Will rip the rubber stem off
Neshol
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Fair enough
corsa_godfather
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31st Jul 05 at 21:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
2 sets of plyers.

1 holding rubber stem steady.

the other loosening the car off

 
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