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Coelacanth
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Sep 23, 2020

Doing wheelies

Ok, after some examination, my previous RV, the Itasca Suncruiser, had actual wheels with lug nuts. The Augusta has hub caps that simulate chrome wheels.
The valve stems are almost impossible to access and the edges to the opening are incredibly sharp.
So, the idea is to remove the hubcaps. In looking at various online postings and videos it seems that many of these have two nuts that must be removed in order to pry off the hubcaps. These nuts are marked to make them identifiable. But, in looking at my hubcaps I see no nuts that are so marked. So,...do my hubcaps simply pry off, as they would on a car?
  • Those do look like wheel simulators to me.

    As K Charles said, tap them with the wrench or something. Six will go "tink" and two opposite each other will go "clunk"; the clunks are the real nuts. Even if you locate the identifying dimples, I think it's quicker and easier to just tap them rather than scrutinizing closely to discern the difference.
  • Or turn them with your wrench - all will spin freely except the 2 tight ones :-)
  • Tap on them with something, most will go "tick tick" two will go "clunk clunk". If it is a sumulator, those two are the nuts.
  • That seems to be the problem when this subject comes up. This may help

    Some people call them simulators when they are really hubcaps or wheel covers Like this


    A real simulator bolts on the wheel and will not come off unless you loose a Lug nut
    Like This

    Or extender

    So which one do you have??