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Valve cover stuck.

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YOUR RESEARCHValve cover stuck.

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Use plyers

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I tried releasing fluid, soap, chain oil but no luck so far., i can get a ring spanner on the cover because of the shape and hold the neck using plyers but i'm at the point of the rubber tearing.
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Use plyers

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I tried releasing fluid, soap, chain oil but no luck so far., i can get a ring spanner on the cover because of the shape and hold the neck using plyers but i'm at the point of the rubber tearing.
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Valve cover stuck.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I have aluminium valve covers (or dust caps as we used to call them) on all my tyres and one of them is stuck fast. I tried releasing fluid, soap, chain oil but no luck so far., i can get a ring spanner on the cover because of the shape and hold the neck using plyers but i'm at the point of the rubber tearing. I'm also right up against my lovely wheels with the plyers because the neck is quite small which makes it hard to hold tight. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Migration info. Legacy thread was 43695

POST 2Original post

Can you find any way of applying gentle heat to it? Migration info. Legacy thread was 43716

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