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June 12th 2004, 00:52
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Speedo Cable/ Grease Cap Issue
On my 1302, I have topline disc brakes up front and 17 inch wheels. The grease caps, including the one the speedo cable connects to, are far too large for the wheels. Has anyone else encountered a similar issue? Does anybody have any suggestions? As for now I have no speedometer or grease caps.
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June 12th 2004, 11:52
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I ran into the same problem when fitting 16's on my '70. My wheels came with little snap-in centre caps. The fit was very tight so I just squeezed extra grease into the passenger side bearings and tapped the cap on. On the driver's side I fabbed up a thin strip of aluminum with a square hole (just big enough for the speedo cable end) that is pinched under the cap when it's installed on the wheel. I did have to spend some time clearancing the underside of the cap and forming the strip so it wouldn't show. So far it seems to work well... time will tell.
If I can I'll try to get some pics this week. Hope this helps, Dave
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June 12th 2004, 15:05
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That is what I had in mind, something I'll have to custom fabricate. The grease caps are just WAY to big, about 30% larger than the hole in the wheel. As I see it, there is no way to fit the grease caps under the wheel caps up front, I'd have to machine the grease caps almost to nothing.
Thanks for the help and pics would be awesome! 
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June 14th 2004, 19:59
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Yeah, with my wheels the grease caps fit thru the holes in the centre of the rim but stuck out about 3/4". Needless to say they looked aweful! I was kind of dreading the fabrication/machining to get them to look right, then my wife started to play around fitting up the parts and it just seemed to fall together. Something to think about is that the grease caps have a slight taper to them so if you are thinking of turning them down you will have to "stretch" them a little to get them to fit, not really the easiest thing I imagine!? My car is in the paint shop this week getting the final polish done but when I get it back I'll take a few pix.
What brand/size of rims are you running? any chance you have pix? Cheers, Dave
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