Nasher
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: GSi16V
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Just bought some alloys and there are metal valve caps on there which i cant get off. i tried wd40 on them overnight and it hasnt done anything, any tips on how to get them off without damaging the valves? 
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Fraser Young
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Registered: 26th Dec 02
Location: Dundee City Drives: 58 Impreza WRX
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heat them up perhaps?
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mikehiow
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Registered: 12th May 05
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get 2 sets of plyers, hold the rubber valve stem with one (as high up to the cap as possible)
and undo the cap with the other.
just be careful and dont use too much force, you dont wanna rip your valve off alltogether.
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
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Once they're off, fit black plastic caps in future.
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Nasher
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: GSi16V
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i didnt put the metal caps on
@ mike,
already tried that, they r rock solid!
prob just have to get new valves fitted
[Edited on 10-06-2005 by Nasher]
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toxic
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Registered: 23rd May 05
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you will not get them off m8 take them to shop and get new valv cap's around £3-5 pound each fitted
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
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just split them and take them off. how do people find such simpe things so difficult
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