All good suggestions, folks. Thanks for the input. I'm taking it in early for inspection this month and (you will absolutely love this rationale) if it fails because of the brakes THEN I will worry about getting the damn cap off. Thanks also for the rear brake info. Stephen --- Evan Mac Donald <macdonald1987@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > Yes, I realized that, but plumb forgot to address > that. I was worried about the big job of rear brakes > turning into a HUGE job, because of the unneccessary > removal of the axle nut. I blame my childrens' ADD. > > And as to the grease cap question, I have used, > with considerable success, an 18" set of > Channellocks, set to the raised rim at the rear of > the cap. Pull out, and change your grip point by 90 > degrees every couple of tugs. It will loosen the > most stubborn dust cap. Maybe not instantly, but it > won't be long before you can see that stupid, > one-use-only, retainer nut... > > > > Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> > wrote: > > I believe the question was "How do normal humans > get the grease cap > off?" > > <SNIP> >
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