Wheel removal

jabrennan · January 11th, 2008, 08:53 PM

Here's a dumb question but I was looking at it briefly and don't want to scratch up my old wheels. I just got my new rims and tires in and was going to take my stock rims off and am trying to figure out how to remove my stock centercaps so that I can get to the lugs. I thought you would just put something into the little slit and pop them off but they don't seem to want to come off that way and I don't want to scratch my old wheels up. Here's a picture of center cap that I am trying to remove.

HMUSN · January 11th, 2008, 08:55 PM

use the tool ford put in your trunk to take the lug nuts off.
It's made to take off the center hub as well.

jabrennan · January 11th, 2008, 08:59 PM

Thanks. That's what I get for being lazy and not wanting to get that out yet.

HMUSN · January 11th, 2008, 09:02 PM

no problem

jabrennan · January 11th, 2008, 11:02 PM

ok, calipers cleaned and new wheels on....one more question..i ordered these from american muscle and they mounted and balanced them, but is it normal for them to be overinflated? tires are showing a max psi of 52, but i seem to be getting 71 on my tire pressure gauge...this is of course assuming i'm using the gauge correctly...i'd just let some air out, but if i'm not using the gauge right then i'd be under pressure...guess question would be does 71 lbs on a 52 lbs tire seem like to outrageous of a reading to be correct?

HMUSN · January 11th, 2008, 11:03 PM

71 pounds?????

lol

NO. let air out now.

it would be in the 30's normally.

jabrennan · January 11th, 2008, 11:07 PM

any reason why they would fill them up so much? they also sent me 15 1/2 " lugs and 1 1.25" lug

...so now i have to call them and make them send me a replacement...have a crappy stock lug on one of the wheels now

HMUSN · January 11th, 2008, 11:08 PM

I think you may be reading the gauge wrong man.

Onemanzu · January 11th, 2008, 11:12 PM

Let almost all the air out of your tires... take it to a tire shop bright and early tomorrow and have them put it at 30-32 psi...

also note that PSI will change depending on altitude and temperature... if they filled the tires in NY with the out side temperature at 10 degrees then shipped it to you... if they went up in altitude and are in a warm location such as a basement or living room then the pressure will increase cause of heat and altitude...

you can try this with a balloon ... go out side till your shivering... blow up a balloon almost all the way then let it sit in the garage to acclimate to the outside temp then bring it in side and watch how easy it is to pop it

GreenFaleen · January 11th, 2008, 11:13 PM

i hope to god you didnt drive with 71lbs of air in the tire i didnt even think that was possible

jabrennan · January 11th, 2008, 11:15 PM

no i haven't moved the car..i just put them on in the garage and it's still sitting there...i grabbed my wife's tire pressure guage out of her car and checked and that's what I got...maybe the guage is bad...shouldn't be that different in temp from pennsylvania to indiana

HMUSN · January 11th, 2008, 11:16 PM

buy a new gauge. they are a dollar man.

jabrennan · January 11th, 2008, 11:20 PM

yeah i'm thinking it's the guage...i checked my wife's car and its' reading 50lbs on a 44 max tire...i even checked my stock tires that i removed and got 60 lbs...i just don't want to drive it if that reading is somehow accurate

jabrennan · January 12th, 2008, 12:56 AM

ok bought a new gauge and was reading between 35-40 on the tires...let some air out and now they are ok...now just need my missing lug nut and almost done w/visual mods

just need my cobra r hood..then time to talk wife into 4:10s t-lock and rebuilding my engine :/

tjames · January 12th, 2008, 03:51 AM

sweet man, that guuage must have been extemely bad. anyway congrats!

thetrooper31 · January 12th, 2008, 10:26 AM

jabrennan · January 19th, 2008, 02:16 PM

she needs a bath but here are some picks after wheels added

Juggalo_X · January 19th, 2008, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by GreenFaleen

i hope to god you didnt drive with 71lbs of air in the tire i didnt even think that was possible

yah no kiddin my tires speck from 30-44 psi tops.

Hourofpain · January 19th, 2008, 04:20 PM

my old S&m Bmx bike has 120 psi tires on it lol

Juggalo_X · January 19th, 2008, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by Hourofpain

my old S&m Bmx bike has 120 psi tires on it lol

did it also wear leather and have a safety word?

January 11th, 2008, 08:53 PM	#1
jabrennan Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 107 iTrader: 0 reviews	Wheel removal Here's a dumb question but I was looking at it briefly and don't want to scratch up my old wheels. I just got my new rims and tires in and was going to take my stock rims off and am trying to figure out how to remove my stock centercaps so that I can get to the lugs. I thought you would just put something into the little slit and pop them off but they don't seem to want to come off that way and I don't want to scratch my old wheels up. Here's a picture of center cap that I am trying to remove.

January 11th, 2008, 08:55 PM	#2
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	use the tool ford put in your trunk to take the lug nuts off. It's made to take off the center hub as well. __________________

January 11th, 2008, 09:02 PM	#4
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	no problem __________________

January 11th, 2008, 11:03 PM	#6
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	71 pounds????? lol NO. let air out now. it would be in the 30's normally. __________________

January 11th, 2008, 11:08 PM	#8
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	I think you may be reading the gauge wrong man. __________________

January 11th, 2008, 08:59 PM	#3
jabrennan Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 107 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks. That's what I get for being lazy and not wanting to get that out yet.

January 11th, 2008, 11:02 PM	#5
jabrennan Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 107 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok, calipers cleaned and new wheels on....one more question..i ordered these from american muscle and they mounted and balanced them, but is it normal for them to be overinflated? tires are showing a max psi of 52, but i seem to be getting 71 on my tire pressure gauge...this is of course assuming i'm using the gauge correctly...i'd just let some air out, but if i'm not using the gauge right then i'd be under pressure...guess question would be does 71 lbs on a 52 lbs tire seem like to outrageous of a reading to be correct?

January 11th, 2008, 11:07 PM	#7
jabrennan Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 107 iTrader: 0 reviews	any reason why they would fill them up so much? they also sent me 15 1/2 " lugs and 1 1.25" lug ...so now i have to call them and make them send me a replacement...have a crappy stock lug on one of the wheels now

January 11th, 2008, 11:12 PM	#9
Onemanzu ¡ʇsnq ɹo uʍop ǝpısdn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Looking for free hand jobs in poland springs nebraska... silly gooses Posts: 12,551 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	Let almost all the air out of your tires... take it to a tire shop bright and early tomorrow and have them put it at 30-32 psi... also note that PSI will change depending on altitude and temperature... if they filled the tires in NY with the out side temperature at 10 degrees then shipped it to you... if they went up in altitude and are in a warm location such as a basement or living room then the pressure will increase cause of heat and altitude... you can try this with a balloon ... go out side till your shivering... blow up a balloon almost all the way then let it sit in the garage to acclimate to the outside temp then bring it in side and watch how easy it is to pop it __________________ My Foz

January 11th, 2008, 11:13 PM	#10
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	i hope to god you didnt drive with 71lbs of air in the tire i didnt even think that was possible __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

January 11th, 2008, 11:15 PM	#11
jabrennan Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 107 iTrader: 0 reviews	no i haven't moved the car..i just put them on in the garage and it's still sitting there...i grabbed my wife's tire pressure guage out of her car and checked and that's what I got...maybe the guage is bad...shouldn't be that different in temp from pennsylvania to indiana

January 11th, 2008, 11:16 PM	#12
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	buy a new gauge. they are a dollar man. __________________

January 11th, 2008, 11:20 PM	#13
jabrennan Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 107 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah i'm thinking it's the guage...i checked my wife's car and its' reading 50lbs on a 44 max tire...i even checked my stock tires that i removed and got 60 lbs...i just don't want to drive it if that reading is somehow accurate

January 12th, 2008, 12:56 AM	#14
jabrennan Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 107 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok bought a new gauge and was reading between 35-40 on the tires...let some air out and now they are ok...now just need my missing lug nut and almost done w/visual mods just need my cobra r hood..then time to talk wife into 4:10s t-lock and rebuilding my engine :/

January 12th, 2008, 10:26 AM	#16
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January 19th, 2008, 02:16 PM	#17
jabrennan Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 107 iTrader: 0 reviews	she needs a bath but here are some picks after wheels added Attached Thumbnails __________________ 2001 Mustang V6 Coupe Visual: Mach1 Chin Spoiler, shorty antenna, side window louvres, bullitt interior, custom painted interior, white gauge face, bullitt rims Performance: CAI, True Dual Exhaust w/flowmaster super 40s and fabbed h-pipe

January 19th, 2008, 04:20 PM	#19
Hourofpain Hardcore Enthusiast 2005 Torrid Red GTO m6 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 1,524 iTrader: 0 reviews	my old S&m Bmx bike has 120 psi tires on it lol __________________ 1996 Cobra To be sold... 2005 M6 Twin Turbo GTO Torrid Red Fully Forged LS2 Block Built to handle 1000RWHP. Fully ported Dart Heads. Edelbrock Jr Intake. Custom cut upper intake plenum. APS twin Turbo System with APS twin Fuel pumps.

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