As hard as I have tried I am finding it impossible to fit the domed steel hubcaps to the tyres for my Pope restoration. I did succeed in fitting one but that was because the tyre was slightly damaged, allowing some extra room for the cap to push in. But even that was a very tight fit. I note in the Pope manual that they speak as though the wheels are self-lubricating and something you never have to worry about. So I can only guess they pressed the hubcaps on with a machine of some kind and they never intended them to be removed again. I guess that is why I keep finding so many bent up hubcaps and damaged tyres. After much pushing and sweating to the point of knocking off paint, I have given up. The swear jar is now overflowing. Now I am trying to fit some slightly smaller repro hubcaps with glue, which at least works but does not look the best.
