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On Tue, 2005-02-15 at 20:13, John Jaranson wrote: > If you all remember a while back we discussed putting non-split > swingaxle boots on by stretching them over the large flange on the > tranny end of the axle tube. Well, I am happy to report that it is > entirely possible! > > I did both of Sophy's new boots tonight. I didn't believe it was > possible looking at the relative diameters of the small end of the boot > and the large diameter of the flange. Heck, you have to stretch the > large end of the boot to get it over the flange. But I clamped the > axle tube in a vise by the shock mount, turned the boot inside out, but > the boot in some hot soapy water to soften it up some and to lubricate > it and started stretching it over the flange big end first. I didn't > need any tools or pry bars. Just worked it over the flange from one > side to the other. Didn't tear the boot or anything. > > After it was over the flange, I turned it back right side out and > slipped the retaining ring over the boot and wa-la. Nice new boots on > the axle tubes. > > Really wasn't as hard as it looked like it was going to be. I took > some in process pictures. I will try to post them later tonight. > To any of the females on the list, think of giving birth. ;=) -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~