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melvonnar · 01-26-2009, 10:41 AM

I have a 1999 coachman class A motorhome with steel covers on the front wheels; The other motorhome I had all you had to do was take a pare of pliers and remove the chrome nut covers to get at the wheel nuts,
The nut covers don't come off these wheel covers; how the heck do I get these wheel covers off?

troth · 01-26-2009, 11:12 AM

robert h, try every other lug nut cover. Usually, the ones that come off are the ones with little round dimples on one face (side).

melvonnar · 01-26-2009, 11:24 AM

There are two with dimples; across from each other; I put the channel locks on them they move, but won;t come off; maybe I'm not putting enough pressure on them, but they are bending, it looks kike I;ll ruin them when I put too much pressure on them, I can replace them if this is the way to get the cover off. If I was sure this was the way to get the cover off I'd go ahead and rip them off. I just bought this motorhome so I'm not familar with it.

lyledavid · 01-26-2009, 11:49 AM

Robert H. The two covers with the dimples have a threaded nut in them and you need I believe a 1 9/16 socket to remove them they are tight, I had a repair shop put mine back on with an impact gun and I had a heck of a time removing them.
Lyledavid
Those covers are $180.00 per copy Tap the nut covers with a wrench and the two that have to be removed have a different sound to them. Lyle

melvonnar · 01-26-2009, 01:54 PM

Robert H. The two covers with the dimples have a threaded nut in them and you need I believe a 1 9/16 socket to remove them they are tight, I had a repair shop put mine back on with an impact gun and I had a heck of a time removing them.
Lyledavid
Those covers are $180.00 per copy Tap the nut covers with a wrench and the two that have to be removed have a different sound to them. Lyle

thanks: I believe your right; I'll get a socket that size.

melvonnar · 01-26-2009, 02:12 PM

I bought an impack about 10 years ago to take off the wheel nuts; have never used it, It's dark outside now, but tomarrow morning I'll give it a shot,
thanks again;
Im sure I would have runied the hubcap if I would have kept going.

melvonnar · 01-27-2009, 04:31 AM

That did it:

Thank you Thank you Thank you

Edw · 01-27-2009, 04:26 PM

I had terrible loud Squeaking coming from my stainless steel wheel covers. I removed the dimpled lugs with the lug wrench that come with the coach and reinstalled with a 1/4" foam weatherstripping around the perimeter of the rims and pcs between the lug nuts. No more squeaking. Just wanted to pass this on.