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John Deere Boy · 04-25-2011, 09:44 PM

I got some autobot centercaps and didn't want to take the wheels off or jam a screwdriver in there, so i got a little creative:

1-3/4" socket, brake bleeder, and weatherstrip. Sucked the centercaps right out.

The Stig · 04-25-2011, 09:45 PM

Interesting. I like it though. How'd you come up with that idea?

The_cartoonist_88 · 04-25-2011, 09:46 PM

HAHA ur like Mcguiver, thats some serious creativity

John Deere Boy · 04-25-2011, 09:48 PM

Thanks! I just sat in front of the wheels with a screwdriver in hand thinking "there has got to be some way to get these out without using this screwdriver."

Captain McFunk · 04-25-2011, 11:38 PM

don't lie, we ALL know it was your penis pump!

Nine Ball · 04-26-2011, 08:34 AM

I probably could have pulled all four wheels in the time it took you to assemble that pump. Cool idea though!

John Deere Boy · 04-26-2011, 08:57 AM

Probably. I don't have any plastic coated lug nut sockets yet. Recommendations?

Nine Ball · 04-26-2011, 09:14 AM

Plastic coated sockets for the stock lugs? You won't hurt those lugs. The stock lugs have a stainless steel cap on them, they are tough. A simple deep-socket on a 1/2-drive ratchet is all you need to get them off and back on snug, then a torque wrench to do a final pass. If you want to protect the wheel, a simple layer of electrical tape on the outside of the socket works, although it isn't needed for most wheels.

YOUNGnRECKLESS · 04-26-2011, 09:43 AM

hahaha i like the creativity

Capthowdy · 04-26-2011, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain McFunk

don't lie, we ALL know it was your penis pump!

BEAT lol me too it....

copper3000 · 04-26-2011, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain McFunk

don't lie, we ALL know it was your penis pump!

LMAO!!

John Deere Boy · 04-26-2011, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nine Ball

Plastic coated sockets for the stock lugs? You won't hurt those lugs.

Really? Yeah it's the lugs i'm worried about. I can just see those shiny things getting scratched from a socket.

montreal2010yellow · 04-27-2011, 05:25 AM

That sucks.........joke.

04-25-2011, 09:44 PM	#1
John Deere Boy I bleed green Drives: '11 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Centerville, Indiana Posts: 462 View My Garage	Slick centercap removal method I got some autobot centercaps and didn't want to take the wheels off or jam a screwdriver in there, so i got a little creative: 1-3/4" socket, brake bleeder, and weatherstrip. Sucked the centercaps right out. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS LS3. Delivered 4/18/11. Solo Axle-back with J-pipes and quads, 35% tint, Yellow trim kit, Showstopper sidemarkers, babied garage queen. 2006 Silverado 3500 6.0, 1993 Pontiac Bonneville SSE

04-25-2011, 09:45 PM	#2
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	Interesting. I like it though. How'd you come up with that idea? __________________

04-25-2011, 09:46 PM	#3
The_cartoonist_88 Turbine Cowboy Drives: 2010 Yellow 2LT Camaro Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle, ok Posts: 351	HAHA ur like Mcguiver, thats some serious creativity __________________ 2010 YELLOW 2LT

04-25-2011, 09:48 PM	#4
John Deere Boy I bleed green Drives: '11 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Centerville, Indiana Posts: 462 View My Garage	Thanks! I just sat in front of the wheels with a screwdriver in hand thinking "there has got to be some way to get these out without using this screwdriver." __________________ 2011 2SS/RS LS3. Delivered 4/18/11. Solo Axle-back with J-pipes and quads, 35% tint, Yellow trim kit, Showstopper sidemarkers, babied garage queen. 2006 Silverado 3500 6.0, 1993 Pontiac Bonneville SSE

04-25-2011, 11:38 PM	#5
Captain McFunk Break Necks, Cash Checks Drives: 2010 black Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 701 View My Garage	don't lie, we ALL know it was your penis pump! __________________ 2009 CTS-V - White Diamond - intake, exhaust, wheels, visual mods

04-26-2011, 08:34 AM	#6
Nine Ball Drives: 1969 & 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 3,849	I probably could have pulled all four wheels in the time it took you to assemble that pump. Cool idea though! __________________ Fquick.com/NineBall

04-26-2011, 08:57 AM	#7
John Deere Boy I bleed green Drives: '11 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Centerville, Indiana Posts: 462 View My Garage	Probably. I don't have any plastic coated lug nut sockets yet. Recommendations? __________________ 2011 2SS/RS LS3. Delivered 4/18/11. Solo Axle-back with J-pipes and quads, 35% tint, Yellow trim kit, Showstopper sidemarkers, babied garage queen. 2006 Silverado 3500 6.0, 1993 Pontiac Bonneville SSE

04-26-2011, 09:14 AM	#8
Nine Ball Drives: 1969 & 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 3,849	Plastic coated sockets for the stock lugs? You won't hurt those lugs. The stock lugs have a stainless steel cap on them, they are tough. A simple deep-socket on a 1/2-drive ratchet is all you need to get them off and back on snug, then a torque wrench to do a final pass. If you want to protect the wheel, a simple layer of electrical tape on the outside of the socket works, although it isn't needed for most wheels. __________________ Fquick.com/NineBall

04-26-2011, 09:43 AM	#9
YOUNGnRECKLESS Building the Beast Drives: 2010 VR LS3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Queens, New York Posts: 1,398 View My Garage	hahaha i like the creativity __________________

04-27-2011, 05:25 AM	#13
montreal2010yellow Drives: 2 LT/RS YELLOW, AUTO., VIN NO. 602 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LAVAL (10 min. north of Montreal), CANADA Posts: 3,526 View My Garage	That sucks.........joke. __________________ T2 Facia, ACS TL1 Hood, ACS Winglets. G5CR CAI. Hotchsic Strut Brace and more...

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