Mondeo Steve 81 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Ok, awhile ago I put Ford metal dust covers on my tyres in place of the usual plastic ones, I went away with work and the good lady hasn't put air in the tyres, or checked them, in nearly four months. I go to check them and they are stuck solid on. Any ideas how to get them off? I've tried WD40, a wrench, brute force and prayer but nothing is shifting them. Please stop laughing at the back..... :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 A mate of mine had this issue... Ended up needing to replace the valves as they were seized solid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT70 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Cut the ends, gently with a hacksaw blade, until you can see the valves. Spray in some penetrating oil, not WD40 and leave for a couple of hours. Hold the valve body with some pliers and undo caps with another set of pliers. My brother had put on a set of "theft-proof" valve caps from Halfrauds, they turned out to be "blow-you-tyre-up-proof" I had to cut them off with a dremel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 9 minutes ago, DaveT70 said: My brother had put on a set of "theft-proof" valve caps from Halfrauds, they turned out to be "blow-you-tyre-up-proof" Sounds like they were an inflation proof investment! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondeo Steve 81 Posted September 13 Author Share Posted September 13 Thank you all 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 3 hours ago, Mondeo Steve 81 said: Any ideas how to get them off? Had exactly the same problem last year. I got mine off with just a junior hacksaw blade and gently and CAREFULLY cut through the metal dust caps. You have to cut at a slight diagonal angle from the top of the cap, towards the valve stem. Once the cut is about 90% deep and just starting to cut in to the brass threads of the valve 'Stop' Then place a small flat blade screwdriver in the slot you've just cut and twist it. The metal cap will snap along the cut and you can then twist the blade a bit more to open the slot up. The cap will then unscrew !!!! The moral of the story is we should not put fancy Chinese crap on the valves in the first place 🤣 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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