Wheel Puller and Hubcaps

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Hello Geoff,



The wheel puller arrived today. I am very pleased with the workmanship and

quality of the tool. It looks like the sort of thing that could become a

family heirloom one day. That is if I am successful in persuading one or

more of my children to catch the antique car disease. And this tool

certainly seems superior to the device I used to remove the rear wheels from

my 1922 Oakland. It screwed on to the axle shart and then I beat on the end

of the tool with a 3lb. hammer. The wheel came of, but I was worried about

the axle and the tool.



Now I have a novice type question. Are there any suggestions for removing

the hubcaps without destroying them. I have an original hubcap wrench, but

if I twist very hard I can see the cap start to deforrm. I have thought

that applying heat from a small torch might work. What is the proper way?



Thanks



Bill Cobabe



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