TR center caps running away!!

[greyT]

For alll of you out there with original TR wheels, how do you keep the center caps secured on the mag? After a run on the street, mine start to disappear. Are there any vendors selling any type of add-on-do-hickey thing that will keep them on? They are rather expensive to replace, and the wheels look like **** without them. Any ideas are appreciated.

Thanks,
Don

 

[BooBoo231cu]

I get black gasket silicone and put in inbetween the Teeth and the rim. The n wipe clean the exces immediatly. It gets old if you are changing tires frequintly, cause you gotta clean it ll off and repeat.

 

[captrob]

Securing caps...

If used, pry the teeth out a little so the lugs hold better.
If buying new replacements, make sure the metal ring is installed securely on the cap.(underside) I drilled a couple small holes thru the ring into the plastic cap and secured with screw and nut for insurance. Still have the 16 year old originals. I think most of the problems are with the replacements.
HTH, CaptRob

 

[HellOnWheels]

Originally posted by greyT
For alll of you out there with original TR wheels, how do you keep the center caps secured on the mag? After a run on the street, mine start to disappear. Are there any vendors selling any type of add-on-do-hickey thing that will keep them on? They are rather expensive to replace, and the wheels look like **** without them. Any ideas are appreciated.

Thanks,
Don

Apply a thin bead of silicone around the metal "tangs" that go against the lugnuts..

HellOnWheels

 

[TRDirks]

Don,

I think there is some confusion as to which caps/rims your speaking of. Are you talking about T rims or GN rims?

 

[Roger]

I use a clear silicone sealer on my Ttype wheel center caps. They stay on & don't rattle. Th Ttype caps are 100% plastic. The sealer is a pain whenever you need any tire work done, but the tire jockeys around here can break a cap even if it's not glued on. I always remove mine prior to any tire work & reinstall them myself.

 

[MeanBuicks]

Re: Securing caps...

Originally posted by captrob
I drilled a couple small holes thru the ring into the plastic cap and secured with screw and nut for insurance.

That's a killer idea. I lost 2-3 GN caps over the years and invariably the metal ring would still be bolted to the wheel.

Then I lost three GNX caps before I started using black RTV to secure them. Must be the quality roadways I drive on.