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Old 05-20-2018, 02:03 PM   #1
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Drv parts

Thought I would start this thread off with some hard to find parts or where to find for your DRV.

Hi Spec Center Hub for 17.5 inch rims:
Amazon: $39.77

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Old 05-20-2018, 02:48 PM   #2
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Look along side the highway, it looks exactly like Ford pickup center caps & I see them in the ditch all the time. Everyone I know with a F350 dually has lost at least one at some time. One of those guys had figured he lost his at a rough bridge joint, so went back to look & whether one of them was his or not he couldn't tell, but picked up 8 of them.
Other than that can't help.
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Old 05-20-2018, 03:40 PM   #3
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Lug nut/hub cover for 16" Series 06 Hi Spec Aluminum Trailer Wheel

Page says for 17.5 inch Wheel.
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Old 05-20-2018, 04:17 PM   #4
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Yes, 17.5 rims
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Old 05-21-2018, 04:58 AM   #5
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Look along side the highway, it looks exactly like Ford pickup center caps & I see them in the ditch all the time. Everyone I know with a F350 dually has lost at least one at some time. One of those guys had figured he lost his at a rough bridge joint, so went back to look & whether one of them was his or not he couldn't tell, but picked up 8 of them.
Other than that can't help.
3 so far on my 2011 F-350
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Old 05-21-2018, 12:33 PM   #6
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RAM replaced three of my center caps, on the LongHorn they are around $120 each! I put several dabs of the "RightStuff" on the lug nuts where the caps make contact and have had zero losses since.

On the DRV caps be sure to place the spring steel back in place around the friction cups that clamp onto the lug nuts or they will fly off more easily.

juicesqueezer, thanks for the great find!!!
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Old 05-21-2018, 01:38 PM   #7
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Looks like the TTW cap is for 9/16" lugs/$40.00, 5/8" is $24 higher. Mine look ok with no cap, not liking to spend $64 for something that should fit without falling off...
The Amazon cap looks interesting at $40, but no mention of lug size--anyone gotten one of them yet?
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Old 05-21-2018, 01:42 PM   #8
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The newer DRV's come with caps that actually have 2 bolts holding them on. Don't know when that started but it's a much better and secure system. As cummins said, on the older system make sure the steel spring is put back in place before reinstallation.

Have had F-350's for close to 20 years. Have NEVER lost a wheel cover on any of them. And I'm not the most careful driver.

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Old 05-27-2018, 12:22 PM   #9
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Looks like the TTW cap is for 9/16" lugs/$40.00, 5/8" is $24 higher. Mine look ok with no cap, not liking to spend $64 for something that should fit without falling off...
The Amazon cap looks interesting at $40, but no mention of lug size--anyone gotten one of them yet?
I ordered one last week and it came in yesterday. Unfortunately, they sent the wrong part, so will have to wait until Tuesday to contact for a replacement. I mean, the part they sent wasn't even close to being the one I ordered.
DRV has these in stock as well. Here is the link at Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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The newer DRV's come with caps that actually have 2 bolts holding them on. Don't know when that started but it's a much better and secure system.
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My 2016 has the two bolts cap but lost one of them on the Indiania Tollway or Illinois I-80, 2 years ago. I have not replaced just run short one cap on the ODS

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Old 06-07-2018, 12:03 PM   #11
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Received my new wheel cap and wheel is complete now. Happy camper!
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Old 06-08-2018, 12:18 AM   #12
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Yep, important to have Happy Wheels...
Hold on to this one.
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Received my new wheel cap and wheel is complete now. Happy camper!
Yeah, your wheel is no longer streaking.
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Old 06-08-2018, 02:44 PM   #14
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I have the new style with two stainless machine screws. Next time I have them off to clean the wheels I will add something for oxidation. I could see how the dissimilar metals could be problem.
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Old 06-09-2018, 01:33 PM   #15
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Unless they have changed, the hub caps are plastic. No oxidation problems.

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Old 06-09-2018, 02:49 PM   #16
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Unless they have changed, the hub caps are plastic. No oxidation problems.

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Still plastic!
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Old 06-09-2018, 05:57 PM   #17
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Still plastic!
Yes, but metal coated plastic. Usually chromium plating on a nickel or copper base coat. Porosity in the chromium plating allows moisture and salts in and the base coat corrodes. I've had blue copper salts coming through on some of mine. They can be cleaned with metal cleaner and clear coated to protect them.
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Old 06-09-2018, 06:47 PM   #18
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You must be terribly unlucky, or I'm terribly lucky. Never had, or seen, plastic with any coating oxidizing against an aluminum wheel. And I do tend to get out a bunch.

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Probably nothing to do with aluminum wheels Bill. Salty roads and dust from brake pads probably contribute to the corrosion, although I try to avoid the former. Chromed plastic has been around for a long time.
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I haven't ever seen a chromed plastic hub cover 'corrode' but seen lots of them lose the coating and the base plastic shows thru.
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