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Re: clutch boot

To: Otis15@aol.com, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: clutch boot
From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 00:49:05 -0500
At 10:25 PM 5/17/03 -0400, Otis15@aol.com wrote:
>.... whats the trick to sliding the clutch rubber boot over the end of the 
>clutch lever arm without tearing the rubber boot.

Use a new rubber boot.  Old ones are often either stiff from heat cycling 
or rotted from oil exposure and age.  If it is convenient (like if you have 
the clutch arm in your hand), it helps a lot to grind off the sharp corners 
of the "square" to make the corners slightly rounded without sharp edges or 
burrs.  Then with a little soapy water or a touch of oil the new boot will 
slip right on (with moderate force).

Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://MGAguru.com

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