Removing the Wheel Bolt Caps

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CAUTION:

On vehicles with alloy wheels, do not pry out wheel bolt cover caps with screwdriver. Rather, use special tool designed for this purpose (puller hook in vehicle tool kit).

NOTE:

Wheel bolt cover caps must be removed before wheel bolts can be loosened.

The pulling hook for removing the cover caps is located in the vehicle tool kit.

Fig 1: Identifying Pulling Hook To Remove Cover Caps

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-- Insert the wire through the opening in the cap.

-- Remove the cap.