center cap

A center cap, or centercap is a decorative disk on an automobile wheel that covers a central portion of the wheel. Early center caps for automobiles were small and primarily served the purpose of keeping dirt away from the spindle nut and wheel bearings of vehicles. Center caps are often found on new cars to hide the lug nuts, and/or the bearing. Center caps are a type of hubcap, the other primary type being wheel covers. Some modern center caps are retained to the wheel using spring clips, while others are retained by the wheel lugs or other threaded fasteners.

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  1. John Casey

    Engine Radiator ID

    Can anyone decipher the p/n on my radiator? It's a center cap with a rebuilt 258 from a few years ago. I'm trying to determine if the used an OEM radiator during the rebuild. It doesn't seem to match what the service manual says for radiator ID. ReadyCool cross-references 5353966 with their...
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