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Hello forum-
I need some advice from the forum. A few months ago, I purchased a set of authentic new Minilites for my 71TR6. It took a couple of months before I got around to mounting them and when I did, I discovered the center caps were very loose in the wheel. I took some measurements and discovered the caps are about 0.010-0.015" undersize from the centerbore of the wheel. If I ran the wheels with these loose caps, the caps would end up being beaten to crumpled pieces of aluminum. As a result, I've been driving without them.
It is my understanding that these caps normally have a press-fit into the bores and that is adequate retention but that's not the case with these. I could glue/RTV them in but that would mean destroying them if I ever need new tires or need to get my wheels rebalanced. I've placed multiple emails/calls to the Minilite supplier I bought these from but haven't gotten a return call from him. I guess I'm on my own with an apparent quality problem with these wheels or caps. Needless to say, I'm a little disappointed since I could have paid half as much for some knock-off minilite-style wheels and probably not had a problem with them.
Has anyone else experienced this problem and if so, what is the fix?
I appreciate any and all feedback on this.
Thanks,
Ron W
I need some advice from the forum. A few months ago, I purchased a set of authentic new Minilites for my 71TR6. It took a couple of months before I got around to mounting them and when I did, I discovered the center caps were very loose in the wheel. I took some measurements and discovered the caps are about 0.010-0.015" undersize from the centerbore of the wheel. If I ran the wheels with these loose caps, the caps would end up being beaten to crumpled pieces of aluminum. As a result, I've been driving without them.
It is my understanding that these caps normally have a press-fit into the bores and that is adequate retention but that's not the case with these. I could glue/RTV them in but that would mean destroying them if I ever need new tires or need to get my wheels rebalanced. I've placed multiple emails/calls to the Minilite supplier I bought these from but haven't gotten a return call from him. I guess I'm on my own with an apparent quality problem with these wheels or caps. Needless to say, I'm a little disappointed since I could have paid half as much for some knock-off minilite-style wheels and probably not had a problem with them.
Has anyone else experienced this problem and if so, what is the fix?
I appreciate any and all feedback on this.
Thanks,
Ron W
