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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I can't believe how tight they are.

Even gripping the rubber valve stem with a pair of pliers wrapped in a rag, combined with a socket on the hexagonal cap, won't shift the little bastard.

[Lazydocker]

Metal ones?

Leave alone, take to a tyre place and then try removing so they can stick new valves in for you easily enough

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Metal ones?

Leave alone, take to a tyre place and then try removing so they can stick new valves in for you easily enough

Yep......complete with natty Vauxhall logo.

[TheBoy]

The metal caps and the valve thread corrode and stick. If you reuse, grease lightly to reduce reoccurrence.

[Lazydocker]

Metal ones?

Leave alone, take to a tyre place and then try removing so they can stick new valves in for you easily enough

Yep......complete with natty Vauxhall logo.

Leave well alone until you can get to a tyre place

I've experienced it Well, my neighbour has

[STEMO]

Chisel the little fickers off 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

The metal caps and the valve thread corrode and stick. If you reuse, grease lightly to reduce reoccurrence.

No problems with plastic caps.

[YZ250]

Metal ones?

Leave alone, take to a tyre place and then try removing so they can stick new valves in for you easily enough

Yep......complete with natty Vauxhall logo.

I had to saw part way through mine and then split them down the side. I put Molyslip on the replacements and kept getting them nicked so I gave up and switched back to plastic caps.   

[flyer 0712]

Yep  i had ali ones and they corroded to the valve......all i did was used a hacksaw blade and carefully cut a slit and then prized open with a small screw driver...only use plastic ones now..

[henryd]

I can't believe how tight they are.

Even gripping the rubber valve stem with a pair of pliers wrapped in a rag, combined with a socket on the hexagonal cap, won't shift the little bastard.

Metal caps are a bloody nuisance,a Dremel with a cutting wheel makes light work of them

[Andy B]

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Metal caps are a bloody nuisance,a Dremel with a cutting wheel makes light work of them

 ...... makes mental note to check the metal dust caps on the Merc before it goes back to Mercedes again again (not a typo) for for them to sort the Airmatic 

[Sir Tigger KC]

So you didn't use a torque wrench when you last put them back on?   

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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Metal caps are a bloody nuisance,a Dremel with a cutting wheel makes light work of them

 ...... makes mental note to check the metal dust caps on the Merc before it goes back to Mercedes again again (not a typo) for for them to sort the Airmatic 

I thought it had been sorted already, Mr B...eanz.

[Andy B]

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Metal caps are a bloody nuisance,a Dremel with a cutting wheel makes light work of them

 ...... makes mental note to check the metal dust caps on the Merc before it goes back to Mercedes again again (not a typo) for for them to sort the Airmatic 

I thought it had been sorted already, Mr B...eanz.

It should have been. When I spoke to the service manager earlier in the week, he'd said they couldn't find a fault, he'd looked at it each morning & evening & it'd behaved  . I collected the car again last Thursday, but by the following morning it'd already got a list on it .... 20 mm difference between each side and a few hours later it'd dropped another 10mm on the driver's side. I've just dropped it off with them again but before I started it up the front was stupidly low. I'll mightily p'd off if they try the no fault found again routine. I sent him yet more pictures on Friday of what it looks like so he can't claim that I'm making it up.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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Metal caps are a bloody nuisance,a Dremel with a cutting wheel makes light work of them

 ...... makes mental note to check the metal dust caps on the Merc before it goes back to Mercedes again again (not a typo) for for them to sort the Airmatic 

I thought it had been sorted already, Mr B...eanz.

It should have been. When I spoke to the service manager earlier in the week, he'd said they couldn't find a fault, he'd looked at it each morning & evening & it'd behaved  . I collected the car again last Thursday, but by the following morning it'd already got a list on it .... 20 mm difference between each side and a few hours later it'd dropped another 10mm on the driver's side. I've just dropped it off with them again but before I started it up the front was stupidly low. I'll mightily p'd off if they try the no fault found again routine. I sent him yet more pictures on Friday of what it looks like so he can't claim that I'm making it up.

It makes you wonder how hard they looked.