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Style 5 cap fit
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:53 am
by 88m6
Why are my front caps not sitting flush like rears. They fell secure but do t lay flat.
What gives. Tried switching caps but same figment
86 635csi US
Re: Style 5 cap fit
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 5:05 pm
by JCS
Did you line up the marks?
Re: Style 5 cap fit
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 5:22 pm
by brickwhite
Bearing cap in the Way?
Re: Style 5 cap fit
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 5:28 pm
by redrumm3
brickwhite wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2017 5:22 pm
Bearing cap in the Way?
Yes, bearing cap is probably it.
Re: Style 5 cap fit
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 9:44 pm
by 88m6
Marks are lined up.
Bearing cap?
Hmm have to check that out. Had not noticed anyone else with that issue.
Thx
Re: Style 5 cap fit
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 10:39 pm
by GRNSHRK
Just put some bigass spacers behind them Paul
Seriously, that is odd
As you are aware, I don't have style 5's, but about a million others do, and without this issue
Have you tried a bigger hammer
Sorry, Friday afternoon, bored at work, and about to hang it up, go home, and crack a cold one
Re: Style 5 cap fit
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:08 pm
by RossDinan6
The match mark is lined up in the second pic, not in the first.
Re: Style 5 cap fit
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 3:20 am
by 88m6
No the marks are lined up.
,double checked it again today.
They go on but not snap in place and cannot b pushed down any further.im afraid they may go flying off on a hard corner.
I'm going to try tomorrow to dent the caps back a bit n see what happens.
Noticed on realoem that e39s don't have a cap at all. And most all other chassis share the same cap as the e24. So no switching around caps.
Will report back.
Re: Style 5 cap fit
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 7:43 am
by olympia57
Post a close up photo of the wheel minus cap and the reverse side of the cap for us to see better .
Re: Style 5 cap fit
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:33 am
by 88m6
It has got to be bearing cap.
Everything looks as it should as far as I can tell
Rear has No caps so no issue .
What are my options ?
Opinions ?
I'm going to pull the wheel n remove dome bearing cap n reinstall n see what happens.
Report back
Re: Style 5 cap fit
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 3:59 am
by 88m6
Also noticed the OE one installed in pic above is different from one now available.
Real OEM shows a discontinued part which looks like the one I have. Newer style might be the trick is it is more like a hat n not a pancake. We shall see.
Going to look n see what on the 84 euro if not I'll order a pair n c what happens.
Report back.
Re: Style 5 cap fit
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 7:37 am
by olympia57
If the part nos. on the caps and wheels match respectively then I think that the cap is the problem.
Good luck.
Re: Style 5 cap fit
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 1:20 am
by 88m6
SOLVED
Dust caps
Replaced OE with available cap of today n fits perfect.
Pics show difference between two
Thanks all for input
Now on to half shaft boots when things cool down was 114 in shop when I did this this eve.