Jbravo23

Ahhh. I assumed you had a wingy. 😄

marklondon

Having looked at the video mine definitely were not coming off so easily. Maybe they were put on incorrectly at the dealer. I don’t know.

Mercuriell

Maybe smear some silicone grease on the o ring to facilitate future removal .

Maybe there's a different forulation for P o rings as drain plug removal probs seem to be blamed on the o ring

4carl

when I first tried to take mine off I used a little tool that came with the car. Had to really pry hard and I it actually started to separate the cap from the backing. That’s when I decided to just drill a 1/8 hole and use a pick to remove. I put a small pice of clear tape over the hole to keep moisture out although never had any get in before the tape. The cap can only go on one way as it is keyed with a notch in the hub. Take a sharply and put a mark on it to index and some silicon grease on the o ring. (See pictures at the top of the post) carl

Mech33

You’re not pushing the OEM tool in far enough. It needs to go all the way in until it bottoms out against the plastic before you rotate it to pop the cap off.

Next time you have the cap off, place the tool against it and take a look.

jayely1

Does that tool come with the car?

4carl

I agree but it’s too much drama to remove a cap..
If you don’t get the tool in all the way which isn’t that easy at first it can separate the cap and scratch the hub.
It’s personal preference but I like my way very simple and fool proof.
Don’t do it if you can’t live with an 8th inch hole in the Which you can’t see unless you’re on your knees.
Doesn’t bother me ,when I sell my car if it bothers the buyer I’ll buy 4 new caps..
The cost of convenience and simplicity!

4carl

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GrantG

Yes, it’s inside the driver side plastic cover in the frunk (along with the Centerlock socket)

GrantG

Yes, if you can see any part of the silver metal part of the tool, it’s not fully inserted.

marklondon

Exactly what happened to me, cap separated from backing. It just shouldn't be so hard to take a cap off! I had the tool in all the way as well. Caps are just really tight.

Mech33

With the tool properly engaged, it presses against the back of the hard plastic backing and won't put any force on the cosmetic front cap. Unfortunately it does take a bit of finesse sometimes to make sure you're engaging it just right.

Push the tool all the way in, then make sure it's biased against the edge of the cap before you start rotating it down as a lever-arm. This ensures the little scooped end goes behind the cap rather than against the edge of the cap.

marklondon

Makes sense. I was more pulling it I guess. Will give it a go. Thanks

marklondon

To summarise this thread. I tried again using this method and it works perfect. Basically I was trying to pull the cap off with the tool. What you really need to do is get the tool the whole way in and around, and then lever it off. It won’t damage the center lock as it should only be the black plastic of the tool against the lock.