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Decided to take the good lady wife out for a drive this afternoon. Still getting used to the car, and hating the suspension, but all in all it's a barrel of fun.

But........we were driving along late in the evening on a quiet mountain road and heard a metalic clicking and then nothing. Stopped at the nearest layby and the wheel centre (sob!!) from my nice wheels was gone, and also the dustcap from the front wheel bearings.

We walked a mile back down the road on each side, hunting in the grass and found nothing. Bugger!!

So now I have to hunt down three things.

1. A new blue / white centre cap
2. The stainless clip that holds it in
3. A bearing cap.

With the bearing cap, does anybody know what size that is. There are a million of these at every trailer store in the country, but obviously the hub diameter has to be specific.

When I got home and took a good look, there was a 12" length of some type of 1/4" tape al greaasy and inside the wheel, caught around the hub nut and split pin. Seems like some bright spark has had a loose bearing cap, taped it up and hammered it home. As I haven't had the front hubs apart yet, I obviously haven't noticed this little bit of craftsmanship!

Anybody know what diameter bearing / hub cap I need?