Hub dust cap fitment? + cheap tool for dentless install

[FSHTAIL]

I bought two new Dorman 13996 dust caps. 

They don't seem to butt up against the flange of the Dust cap. 
I tossed the old beat-up ones that were on there before, I don't remember them having this much of a gap, I thought there might have been a different since I'm using 1979 Dodge Diplomat rotors for the 11.75 larger brake setup

I tried the caps on the original 10.95 Hub rotors and they have the same gap on them..   Is this how they sit on there?

I bought this PVC Park from the plumbing section of Home Depot to install these caps without beating the hell out of them. 

Is Dorman a brand to stay away from?

Please advise 

[formula_s]

Your prob is in the last photo: CHINA.

[cudamadd]

How correct you are formula_s they have
taken over the world
With rubbish

[blown motor]

Cut a little off the end of the cap.

[BIGSHCLUNK]

  n A little love from a die-grinder will cure that issue   

[FSHTAIL]

So today I busted out the bench grinder and made it happen..

There was someone on eBay trying to sell New Old Stock bearing dust caps for $40 a piece, some of these people are fucking idiots.. 

I'm cheap, I'm not stupid.   

This is one of the dumbest things to hold me up in a project so simple.   

Dorman is about as good as it gets unfortunately
I've got about 8 minutes into these at $4.99 each.   

Much better than spending $80. 

I figured I'd just throw some pictures up, I'm going to hit some of the other forums and Facebook groups to hopefully let people know what to expect with this garbage from China. 

Thanks guys.   

[Brads70]

n A little love from a die-grinder will cure that issue   

   I ground mine down till they fit and were not bottoming out on the bearing race.

[BIGSHCLUNK]

Yessir   lookin' good now 

[Mr Lee]

Glad you got that sorted.  Yes, even the little things can be such a pain.  Looks good.


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