simonwref Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Went to put air in my tyres tonight. Couldn't get one of aluminium valve caps off. Any suggestions. Will brute force damage the valve or should I just take to a tyres shop to sort it out? Back to plastics methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx's celica Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Can u wd40 spay them, on the thread but close as u can up the cap, let it soak, see if that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Ali valve caps are a nightmare, i had one stick once and had to cut the bloody valve off Best bet is as said, WD40 You may as well do them all while you are at it, and if you do get them off, apply some copper grease to stop them seizing again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblebee Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 use a junior hacksaw to cut along the cap ,top to bottom then use pliers to unscrew , just dont cut too deep , take your time , worked for me and its an easy fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Mine are seized on too. Im gonna go WD40 them now and tray in a bit with pliars. Thanks for reminding me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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