Darien

I finally got my Turbo II Hollow Spokes on today and they look great I'll post pics when I get my center cap problem resolved.

With the offsets on the fronts, the damn center caps won't stay on, they just won't cover the "grease cap"?. They're brand new out of the box, and they have a concave look to them. Are there other center caps out there that will remedy this problem??

Anyone else have this happen?

dr bob

There has been some discussion about flattening the end of the grease cap for the needed clearance. There is some extra space between the end of the cap and the end of the spindle, but I don't know how much you need. You can test the inside clearance by removing the cap, cleaning the inside of the cap and the end of the spindle, then using a ball of modeling clay. Ball of clay in there, reinstall the cap, remove the cap and measure the thinnest section of the clay. You'll want enough clearance to make sure the cap won't rub. Once you see how much you have, you can attack the cap with a small hammer to reshape it some, within the limis you discovered with the clay.

I ended up with some flat caps vs the supplied concave to pick up a few mm of needed space.


This is also a prime opportunity to repack and adjust the front bearings...

cfc928gt

Darien, BTDT, cut about 3/8" - 1/4" off the end of the cap with a hack saw and take off any roughness with a file. Make sure you clean them of any and all filings before you reinstall. You may still need to flatten them a bit. Dr Bob's suggestion using the clay is a great one. I found if you just try and flatten the cap without cutting a bit off you can expand the diameter of end of the cap to the point where the center cap tabs no longer have room to snap in place.

IcemanG17

PICS......another idea is the standard center caps....I heard they are slightly more shallow....it might work?

Darien

Here's what they look like. As for taking some off the center caps with a hack saw, not sure where to cut

Tony

Hammer time!

Bill Ball

I did it the lazy way with a few pops on the grease cap with a hammer.

Tony

I gues to state the obvious, just in case.
Take the wheels OFF when you do that Darien, just in case your aim isnt good

Thaddeus

Oy vey... you must be luckier than me...

I'd find some way to break something I'm sure...

Darien

Good to go

I took Freds advice and cut 1/8" off the caps. No problem

I'll post some pics tomorrow

pewter82

that is a "newer" style center cap...talking with 928 specialists they used to have both in stock. I've had both and the older center caps were not concave...But I'm not sure that would give you the clearance needed. My friends at RH Wheels say the dust cap on the wheel needs to be machined down several millimeters for optimum fittings.

Jason