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On 15 Feb 2005 at 21:13, John Jaranson wrote: > 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. That's WAY cool! I've never had to deal with them, but I'm convinced that this is by far the best way to do it. Nice photos, too, but don't you wish you had painted everything first. I guess this was SO easy you'll just take them back off now and put them on again after the repaint. ;-) -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~