Spinner installation

[JohnnyRay]

Originally Posted by Ozzie Goat

This is mine

How well does this work? My mechanic is reluctant to use the Cobra Valley tool and hammer method.

[JohnnyRay]

Originally Posted by JohnnyRay

How well does this work? My mechanic is reluctant to use the Cobra Valley tool and hammer method.

Well...how well does this work?

[ACademic]

Originally Posted by JohnnyRay

My mechanic is reluctant to use the Cobra Valley tool and hammer method.

Take this with a grain of salt, but maybe you need to find another mechanic. The Cobra Valley tool is the easiest to use, won't mar your rims or the spinner, and is compact for easy storage in your tool bag. And if you need ANY of these tools to remove your spinners, then either your mechanic is pounding them on too hard, he's not using the proper type/quantity of anti-seize, or the wheels have not gone through a proper remove and reinstall service cycle for extended periods..

[JohnnyRay]

Originally Posted by ACademic

Take this with a grain of salt, but maybe you need to find another mechanic. The Cobra Valley tool is the easiest to use, won't mar your rims or the spinner, and is compact for easy storage in your tool bag. And if you need ANY of these tools to remove your spinners, then either your mechanic is pounding them on too hard, he's not using the proper type/quantity of anti-seize, or the wheels have not gone through a proper remove and reinstall service cycle for extended periods..

We are both concerned about swinging a hammer in the deeply offset rear wheels. Fronts look easier. We are not sure when the spinners were last removed. No real need to do so, other than to refresh the anti-sieze coating. That big socket adapter shown in previous posts looks safer to me...

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by JohnnyRay

We are both concerned about swinging a hammer in the deeply offset rear wheels. Fronts look easier. We are not sure when the spinners were last removed. No real need to do so, other than to refresh the anti-sieze coating. That big socket adapter shown in previous posts looks safer to me...

You do have to take a little extra care on deep offset wheels but it's done w/o issue by most people. I just sit on a shop stool and I use both hands on the hammer and hit the ear of a spinner on the back side of the wheel. If an ear isn't positioned well to strike just roll the car a little to position it. With a 5 or 6 lb hammer you don't have to take a big old - hard to control - swing at the ear. Using both hands which also helps deliver more power as well as control, my strokes are probably only about 8 inches or so which is very controllable but still delivers a lot of impact. It doesn't require wailing on the spinner with a big old, start above the shoulder swing.