xa0s
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I made a thread about this before. I have some Comps that use the chrome plastic centre caps, but after a hard drive where the wheel gets so hot because of the brakes they must soften because of the heat and fall out.
I can literally get them to fall out at will. It's really frustrating...
Any ideas how to keep them in? I was thinking of getting behind the will and having something expand to keep the pins in the wheel slot pushed firmly in.
I need ideas. 
When they're new they push in solid and feel like they'd never come out, but after some heat they go lose and you can wiggle them about until eventually they just fall out.
[Edited on 20-11-2011 by xa0s]
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
Location: Essex
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Mine har never fallen out, do you fit them before you put wheel on?
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broster
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the plastic ones are shit! get some metal ones, never had a problem with them
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sxibeast
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If you dont want to swap to metal ones, you could make a small spreader bar behind using something like M4 threaded bar and four nuts to lock into position.
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Generation
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Where are metal ones? didnt see them for sale
Do you guys, keep dust caps on the hubs?
[Edited on 20-11-2011 by Generation]
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flybikeslee
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bit of glue?
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_Allan_
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quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
bit of glue?
Or spots of clear silicone on the rim. Not too much for removal later on.
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Kano
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Had metal ones before and never had an issue..
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xa0s
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I'll try some metal ones, my mate has some on his Corsa but they're a really lose fit and seem to chip easily.
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Kano
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Better chipped than lying in the gutter at the side of the road?
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Graham88
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Put electrical tape on the tabs, makes them tight as fuck, used to struggle getting them off my Comps when I wanted them to come off.
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xa0s
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
Put electrical tape on the tabs, makes them tight as fuck, used to struggle getting them off my Comps when I wanted them to come off.
Tried it, didn't work for me
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Graham88
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I think I found the problem then, you just drive like a c*nt 
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xa0s
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
I think I found the problem then, you just drive like a c*nt
Lol, I'm sure it's heat related as the rears are fine! My wheels get so0o0o0 hot cus of the brakes.
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Graham88
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I say try the silicone on the inside then
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Robin
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My metal ones fell off too
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