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Put Hub Covers back on 953 running gear, any idea's?

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Everyone, restoring this wagon, and to the stage of putting my newly bought and paint rounded hub caps back onto the wagon. Any done this successfully without messing up the paint to much or denting them? I had a rubber mallet with a shop rag over it and didn't do much and dented it slightly.

I am thinking if I had a washer big enough to slip over it - and two C clamps on the back of the hub slowly tightening it up - it would pop right in.

Any idea's welcome as touched up it will be noticeable. Thanks!
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(quoted from post at 18:13:15 04/18/13) Everyone, restoring this wagon, and to the stage of putting my newly bought and paint rounded hub caps back onto the wagon. Any done this successfully without messing up the paint to much or denting them? I had a rubber mallet with a shop rag over it and didn't do much and dented it slightly.

I am thinking if I had a washer big enough to slip over it - and two C clamps on the back of the hub slowly tightening it up - it would pop right in.

Any idea's welcome as touched up it will be noticeable. Thanks!
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f you're worried about denting it then I would remove the paint from the inner lip on the cap and ensure the inside of the hub lip also has no paint to interfere with the fit. Getting a socket the size of the outer lip and hitting on that would probably save the damage on the cap itself. If you are super worried about using the outer lip and a socket or a piece of pipe maybe try sticking the cap into your freezer with the paint cleaned off and give that a go. Never been super worried about them to be honest but I understand why being you just got it all dolled up.
 
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Kossuth, never thought of the freezer thing. I am going to bring a big set of sockets to work tomorrow, maybe try that. Wouldn't be bad to touch that part up. And yes, I am going to clean off the paint on that lip, I should have taped that up when I painted them.

I do have the old one's off the wagon if someone is in need of them, they are dented yes from getting pounded back on but still usable. Thanks!
 
I just use a blunted chisel on the lip. Just start the cap and work your way around it. With the wide part of the chisel around the lip. Then touch up your paint when done.
 
Use a block of hardwood on the lip to drive cap into the hub. Move it around the lip and tap with hammer until cap is in place.
 
Take a cap to the hardware store with you and buy a PVC coupling that will go over the cap and meet the lip. Use that with a small wood board and tap it on.
 
Find a piece of pipe or a big socket that will come against the bead on the outside of the cap. The pvc is a good idea. You will have to touch up the hub no matter what you do. Might want to wait on touch up till the wheels are bolted on.
 
I restored an identical gear about 3 years ago and recognized the hazard you have encountered before I painted it. After priming the hub cap, I pushed it into the hub on using a wooden block to tap it all around until it was seated. Then I painted it. With the dented cap you may have no choice but to bang out the dent, sand the entire cap, maybe reprime it, push it on and repaint it. The whole job won't take but 30 minutes not counting the day or so it will take the primer to be ready to receive the final painting.
 
Well I got them on. I tried the PVC thing, but the one I found when pounded on was just slightly big enough it let it slip through. I did sand all the paint off the lip and ended up using a screwdriver with a shirt and pounded them on. The trick it getting them started then they went pretty easy. I will touch them up when I touch up the lug nuts next week, then decals and good enough!

Will post a few pictures.

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