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jackboeker83
08-08-2013, 05:51 PM
OK as a man I seriously feel horrible about asking this question. I had to build the courage to ask it but I cant take it anymore.
How do you install the center caps on the FFR halibrand wheels?
I finally got my rims back from the paint shop and the tires mounted on the rims but I cant actually put them on the car. When I try to put the spinner on the "screw" (lack for a better name... told you I am feeling a bit slow today) it recesses back to the hub and I cant get the screw to stop spinning with the spinner. Someone please slap me in the face and point me in the right direction.
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freddiehebert
08-08-2013, 06:08 PM
tape them on the inside to hold in place.
edwardb
08-08-2013, 08:23 PM
A lot of guys glue the threaded adapter in place with RTV before installing the wheels onto the car. Do something. Think you're having fun now? Trying getting them back off with the adapter spinning...
Yup silicone is your friend!
Mk4
seagull81
08-09-2013, 08:37 AM
Wheels look great, Jack.
It looks like Rich got you home OK. Hope you had fun. Did you see Glenn got best Sports Car?
MPTech
08-09-2013, 09:26 AM
x2 siliconed mine while they were off.
I'm thinking of pulling them off later and drilling a hole in the side of the cap and tapping it, then inserting a grub screw to secure it in place.
Gumball
08-09-2013, 12:46 PM
I know many talk about silicone and other things to hold it on a bit from the back, but I just use the tips of my fingers as I start the knock-off, then simply thread it on. With just a little outward pull as you're turning, the threaded center stays put while you run the knock-off down tight.
jackboeker83
08-09-2013, 01:08 PM
Wheels look great, Jack.
It looks like Rich got you home OK. Hope you had fun. Did you see Glenn got best Sports Car?
Yeah we made it home ok. I think he paid someone to get best sports car. I could have sworn he was going to get the Queen pick after he let that beauty queen sit in his car. She didnt want to get out!!
CraigS
08-09-2013, 01:40 PM
Those knockoffs are a real pain. I helped a friend who had them and I was quite unimpressed. I just think of all the times I have had one aluminum piece corrode itself to another aluminum piece. One thought is to do the safety wire thing. It will look old school and that way you don't need to tighten the knockoff too much. maybe that will help, along w/ a lot of lube to keep them from sticking together.
jackboeker83
08-09-2013, 02:42 PM
does it matter which side the left and right hand threads go on? any trick to remember?
edwardb
08-09-2013, 04:19 PM
does it matter which side the left and right hand threads go on? any trick to remember?
Yes. For spinners and adapters: The right hand thread goes on the left side of the car, and the left hand thread goes on the right side of the car. When you go to tighten the spinner, the top should turn towards the back of the car (drivers side clockwise, passenger side counter clockwise).
This is from my build notes. Jeff Kleiner if this looks familiar I think I copied it from one of your posts. Credit where credit is due!
I use silicone, but saw someone drilled into the side of theirs and tapped it. Then they ran a screw through it that would contact the wheel to hold it in place. That's what I plan to do one day. Also get some anti seize and throw it on there before you spin those dudes on.
Jeff Kleiner
08-09-2013, 07:59 PM
...someone drilled into the side of theirs and tapped it. Then they ran a screw through it that would contact the wheel to hold it in place.
Guilty. I drilled and tapped for one setscrew per wheel (8-32 if memory serves; it doesn't need much to just keep the center in place and resist truning while the spinner is being installed).
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj43/jkleiner/bc579d1a-6a86-4ac7-9afa-c6a26c2bcace.jpg
X2 on giving the threads a dose of anti-seize.
Cheers,
Jeff