Honda Civic - Seized dust caps

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Mon 12 Jul 2010 15:57
Honda Civic - Seized dust caps - DennisPennis

A while back someone stole my plastic dustcaps from all 4 tyres (how cheap!!!).

So, I bought some cheap metal/aluminium replacements off ebay. However, as I went to leave my car in storage I was going to pump up the tyres but I couldn't get the caps off. I tried turning them with a spanner and the whole valve just ended up turning in the tyre, which seemed strange but didn't cause any damage.

Any ideas on how to take the caps off? Maybe some WD40 or something might do the trick> What are the options if it doesn't work and how likely would a flat spot be after 3 months?

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Tue 13 Jul 2010 08:08
Honda Civic - Seized dust caps - Dwight Van Driver

As above ^^^^^^^^^^^^ but first spray with WD40

Make sure no mist goes on the brake disc/pads

dvd

Edited by Dwight Van Driver on 13/07/2010 at 08:09

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Fri 16 Jul 2010 20:32
Honda Civic - Seized dust caps - DennisPennis

Now, say the tyre pressure reduced as I couldn't pump it up, how likely is it to be flat spotted?

Will a flat spot get better with pressure and driving or will it be impossible to drive?

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