chriskoc1 Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 While I was putting the center ring back on my center cap one of the old, brittle plastic "tangs" broke off. I was wondering if anybody has an idea of how to fix this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Do you still have the tang? If so, maybe JB Weld will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriskoc1 Posted April 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 I thought about that but I don't know if the tang would handle the pressure of being pushed back into the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDK Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 I do not think re-attaching the plastic tang to back of the cap with adhesive will work. Too much vibration and tension. Now, heating a custom metal tang with a soder-gun and melt-attaching it into the back of the cap may have some merit. As long as the wire ring is utilized. A chinzty-temp fix (that I have done...) is to drill through the broken tang or a similar shaped flat piece of metal and bolt it to the wire ring with a thin metal clip that also clasps the wire ring. This causes the wire ring's snap-tension into the wheel center to be similar to before. The remaining (4) tangs around the wire ring can hold on. Its more difficult to explain than to just try it and my camera is at work just now. Or just visit Cardio-Doc's stuff on E-Bay... Add power to leave problems behind. Most braking is just - poor planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardio-doc Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Thanks for the plug TDK. If all you need is one cap and it's 6 5/8", I can set you up real cheap (under $10/delivered). E-mail me with: - Exact diameter - Logo (Cadillac "Wreath and Crest" or "STS") - Finish (probably sparkle silver grey paint cheers, ~Doc docardio@lycos.com --- Direct Performance on Ebay CaddyInfo.com Cadillac Conversations Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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