Wire wheel tool
September 22nd, 2018, 10:53 PM
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September 24th, 2018, 07:06 AM
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If you are talking about the plastic "wire wheel tool" that comes in some of the rotary (Dremel) tool bit assortments, I have never been able to get any work time out of them at all before they fall apart. Even the real wire ones don't last long. If you are trying to restore the locks, try using Evaporust to clean them. Check out this thread to see what kind of results it can give. I have purchased two gallons and a plastic tub to start using it on my car parts too.
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September 24th, 2018, 02:55 PM
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The OP is very vague in what he is looking for, but I believe he needs the letter "B" lock wrench to remove the wire wheel hub caps... Also need to know the make/model since Olds used two different wire wheel type locks - metal or plastic... For example, A-Body (Ciera) used larger plastic nuts and B-Body used a steel nut/bolt...
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September 26th, 2018, 08:56 AM
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I didn't know there was a plastic version. I used to have an '84 Buick Century (Ciera clone) that had a metal key tool to remove the wire wheel covers. I guess it was one of the little things that put Buick a notch ahead of Olds in GM's pecking order like having hydraulic lift arms for the hood instead of a prop rod.
September 28th, 2018, 02:50 PM
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I was at a Pick n Pull years ago and saw these two guys trying to get a wheel off and the could not get the hub cap of. I waited till they gave up then I used a screw drive and popped the center out then got all four tires. Reading this I remembers what I did years ago.
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September 28th, 2018, 02:54 PM
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Lock
Yes, got all mine off with needle nose vice grips. I am thinking about just taking the locking nut off the hub caps forever, and not worrying about it anymore. It's just three tabs that hold the locking nut to the caps anyway .
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