Jut to say check your valve caps

[optimusprime]

So to-day i have had a hard job to remove the tyre valve caps , after uesing alloy wheel cleaner,Best to use a little silicione on the valce cap once you have them off , i had the best alloy wheel cleaner i know of Maguires .It contains no acid as such ..

 

[ALFAitalia]

Or just use old school plastic caps......no bi-metallic corrosion then!

 

[SmartAmg]

Or just use old school plastic caps......no bi-metallic corrosion then!

Agreed, also gave up on fancy dust cap, ages ago. Not coz I couldn't get them off, but because other people did.

 

[clk320x]

Agreed, also gave up on fancy dust cap, ages ago. Not coz I couldn't get them off, but because other people did.

Same

 

[fourwheels]

Haven’t used metal caps for years because of the corrosion..
On my GLA I have a very narrow gap to squeeze two fingers in and remove the cap.
I would welcome longer (probably twice as long as standard) plastic caps but I can’t find any.
Funny enough they seem to be available in metal, some even have a removal tool, but nothing in plastic.
Any suggestions?

 

[BTB 500]

The proper Mercedes caps (no longer available?) have a plastic inner sleeve that's threaded to go onto the brass valve stem, so there's no metal to metal contact. I have them on the SL (plus one set in reserve!):

 

[BTB 500]

Agreed, also gave up on fancy dust cap, ages ago. Not coz I couldn't get them off, but because other people did.

I had a set nicked off the Vito while we were in Germany

 

[ALFAitalia]

I had an Alfa set and a Merc set go in the same night!.....kids!....probably on their bikes now!

 

[DaveE320CDI]

Halfords for plastic caps

 

[fabes]

Lithium grease on the metal ones every so often

 

[optimusprime]

Used chrome valve caps for year .also the chrome tube to cover the rubber valve. Never had a problem until last year after the alloy wheel cleaner was used. .If you have plastic caps then this wont apply to you.

 

[HappytalkAgain]

Got metal caps on car, van & daughters Mini. Not been stolen or stuck (yet).

 

[optimusprime]

So it down to a dab of grease or vasaline .

 

[MSG2004]

Or just use old school plastic caps......no bi-metallic corrosion then!

As I read the first post I thought that. Mine were stolen, two of the original years ago. I too thought they were hard to open so I went for the cheap plastic ones and they do not get jammed.

 

[toteimerced]

I used to have some locking RS dust caps on my old Escort RS Turbo many years ago, they had a tiny grub screw in the side, to lock them on.