Hub caps falling off

[TJ1978]

1969 c10 with steel wheels, everytime I drive it I lose a hubcap. No grease is on them. So how do I keep the hub caps from falling off.

One fell off yesterday and I didn't notice. I then drove around the neighborhood today for an hour until I found it. They are used hub caps of varying usage and dents. They should "stick" to those lips on the wheels but....

 

[Wes Harden]

sometimes hub caps come off from the wheel flexing to much. Look them over, check for cracks, broken welds on center section to rim. Then the hub caps the rolled inner lip might be deformed, in need of reshaping. Some carefully placed duct tape can tighten up loose fitting hub caps

 

[TJ1978]

sometimes hub caps come off from the wheel flexing to much. Look them over, check for cracks, broken welds on center section to rim. Then the hub caps the rolled inner lip might be deformed, in need of reshaping. Some carefully placed duct tape can tighten up loose fitting hub caps

The wheels are new with like 100 miles on them. Hub caps are ancient

I'll try to figure out how make the hubcaps fit tighter

 

[flatland]

If the wheels are new, I would be suspicious of incorrect forming of the retention areas. Is it just one wheel, or do several/all lose hubcaps?

 

[TJ1978]

If the wheels are new, I would be suspicious of incorrect forming of the retention areas. Is it just one wheel, or do several/all lose hubcaps?

Wheels are fine, hub caps old.. the have fallen off all the wheels

 

[83ChevyK5Blazer]

It's a sign to loose the caps.... just saying

 

[TJ1978]

It's a sign to loose the caps.... just saying

Yeah... I don't neeeed to run them. But they do look nice but I'm also sick of chasing them down every drive.

 

[doubletrouble]

Yeah... I don't neeeed to run them. But they do look nice but I'm also sick of chasing them down every drive.

Sorry just made me laugh, picturing a grown man bailing out of his truck chasing a hubcap.

 

[regal403]