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TR6 TR6 Hubcap Emblem Screw

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A while back someone asked about the screw stud
that attaches the chrome TR6 center emblem to the
spring tensioned black plastic hubcaps on the wheels.

I have my back wheels off and took apart the hubcap
today to take a look and post the photo of the emblem
with the mounting screw stud.

It appears the metal mounting screw stud is pressed into
place like a wheel stud but in miniature. I could not
determine how it might be possible to press out the small
stud without damaging the TR6 emblem.

The chrome in my 4 wheel emblems is shiny but pitted.
I am thinking kinda old and might represent original technology .

Hope the photo helps some folks.

regards,

Tinster in Puerto rico
 

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Tinsterm you could always just replace the emblem. Moss sells them pretty cheap. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cheers.gif
 
Jerry, I know. Someone was trying to salvage
some originals, I think.

Tin
 
I was wondering along with others in another post about the attachment to the hub. The reason was that I just bought 4 extra center hubs from ebay and sent them out to CV Vacuum Platers in Washington to be chrome plated. When they are returned, I will swap off my center emblems and install them onto the newly plated hubs. I think that plating, along with the polished stainless steel trim rings, will really dress up the wheels.
 
Hey Tinster, that was me asking about the wheel centers. I discovered that the centers were pot metal. I ended up ruining the center decals to replace the studs; I couldn't remember another way to do it. I took off what was remaining of the studs, tapped the holes, countersunk and screwed in the screw, filled in the screw slot, and then leveled the screw flat. I had an extra wheel center to play with, so I tried filling in the remaining area with aluminum. The only problem was that the heat destroys the chrome. For the remaining centers, I just bought new decals, and you can't tell I worked on them at all. When I rechrome the centers some day, I will go ahead and fill the small area around the screw. I probably should have just bought some used centers on Ebay, but I wanted to learn how to do this - I like restoring old parts if I can.
Kevin
 
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