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Nick
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Thanks for the link John, I may have to get some sets. Mainly for the reasons stated on the website,
"These are one of our most popular items,giving the model an instant boost as well as allowing the wheels to be removed for cleaning or further work."
The firebox gets oily, but I can't clean it as those wheels are in the way. |
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Les
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Joined: 03 Nov 2007
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Location: Bournemouth, Dorset.
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Nick
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| Thanks Les, they're in my watch list. I may pick up some other items from this guy that I can't get over here. |
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8_10 Brass Cleaner
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Jezus H christ, you lot are heathens
Removal of hubcaps off Mamod mobiles is simplicity itself. You dont even need a pliers
Have a look at one, you will see two small flaps that dig into the metal. All you need to do is to bend the outer edge of the hubcap 'in' next to these flaps so that these flaps ease off the axle. The cap will then fall off. No scratched paint, no twisting, and no swearing. |
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xlchainsaw
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Location: brisbane australia
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| 8_10 Brass Cleaner wrote: | Jezus H christ, you lot are heathens
Removal of hubcaps off Mamod mobiles is simplicity itself. You dont even need a pliers
Have a look at one, you will see two small flaps that dig into the metal. All you need to do is to bend the outer edge of the hubcap 'in' next to these flaps so that these flaps ease off the axle. The cap will then fall off. No scratched paint, no twisting, and no swearing. |
i tried this method today hmm how to bend the outer edge in.! easier said than done. however i beleive this method is the best that ived tried. i ended up using my vice just open enough to insert the hub cap with the "tabs" facing the jaws. then it took 3 sharp hits with the hammer to bend the tabs in. close the vice up tight to grip the cap and lift off. takes about 1 minute. then by tapping the cap flat again its in reuable condition. ive also noticed that mamod leaves the end of axle rough that is doesnt bevel the end of the axle. this explains the great difficulty sometimes. |
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8_10 Brass Cleaner
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| xlchainsaw wrote: |
i tried this method today hmm how to bend the outer edge in.! easier said than done. however i beleive this method is the best that ived tried. i ended up using my vice just open enough to insert the hub cap with the "tabs" facing the jaws. then it took 3 sharp hits with the hammer to bend the tabs in. close the vice up tight to grip the cap and lift off. takes about 1 minute. then by tapping the cap flat again its in reuable condition. ive also noticed that mamod leaves the end of axle rough that is doesnt bevel the end of the axle. this explains the great difficulty sometimes. |
Like I said simplicity itself |
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