Ok! It is now on! Heating was the solution..kinda cold here so that
worked out well. Kept my hands warm also..
Many thanks to all!
larry
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On 1/12/2014 10:48 AM, Larry Mayfield wrote:
> Ok, so I removed a shift boot that has been on the Tiger for, lemme
> see, an even 50 years. Hard as an old tractor tire that has been out
> in the sun for several decades. I have a new one to install, along
> with a new chrome ring and screws. So I am looking at the reverse
> lockout bar and saying to myself...that looks like it is going to be
> difficult to do, lol. I see that the lever can be removed but,
> truthfully, that does not look like it will help any at all. So, I am
> guessing that the proscribed method is to simply stretch that boot
> over the shaft and the lockout bar as best one can. That it? Does a
> slight amount of heat from a heat gun help any? Silicon spray? How
> have some of you folk recently done it?
>
> Any help out there?
>
> larry
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