Allen Wrench Hub Cover Tool

[Jerry Winchester]

Seems like Ben and I had the same problem this past week. I needed to remove the chrome axle cover on the drive axle and I discovered that you have to have a widget that looks like an allen wrench with a hole in the middle to remove the locking screw that allows the whole thing to come off.

After searching the likely hiding places in the coach, I deducted that one of these didn't come with the coach.

Does anyone know where you get them? Unless Lew has a spare.....

[Jon Wehrenberg]

If you grovel and beg, I MAY look for one in my collection of tools and junk. If I have one and you promise to act nice for the entire rally I may go beyond letting you touch it. I may actually let you have it. Maybe.

Notice there are no smiley things on this post.

[Just Plain Jeff]

Yeah, but if you are really careful...that is, with a Milwaukee Heavy Duty Drill, you could take a regular Allen wrench and drill out the center.


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[Jon Wehrenberg]

I'm creating a mental picture of JW with tools in his hand. It is not pretty.

I understand you can buy the wrenches for about $75. Which he may want to do instead of being nice to me.

Those screws are LH threads so you can't even use an EZ out.

[Just Plain Jeff]

Last one I saw was on ebay and it went for $2,995.

The better quality ones with greater provenance go for much more.

[Jon Wehrenberg]

My mistake. I was thinking of when I used to buy them in 1940.

[Orren Zook]

Kind of an old thread here - but that allen wrench you seek is available as part of an anti theft license plate kit available at Advance, Pep Boys, and Auto Zone here in Ohio. The kit with the 'wrench', four stainless screws, flat washers and the plastic plugs sells for under $7US.

[lewpopp]

Are you speaking of the key to get the spinners off of the hubcaps?

If so, listen up Jerry, this is what you need. Maybe!!!

[Ben]

Looks like I missed this thread when it was originally going.

I got my wrench from Prevost Nashville. One of the mechanics gave it to me for free... he had to go searching for one... maybe took him 10 minutes and then he came out with just what I needed.

[lewpopp]

I said long ago that I misplaced the one I had when I discarded the spinners. I purchased the one I had at a parts house but had to buy a sellection of 7 or 8 sizes.

Don't know the name unless it a torx of some kind.

Jon, look it up in you infinite wisdom book cuz we all can't sweet talk mechanics out of them nationwide.