[AT] Rubber boots

[Mattias Kessén]

Yeah now I only have to get th rubber boots. But it sounds like a good trick.

/Mattias
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Skickat: den 4 maj 2005 05:26
Ämne: [AT] Rubber boots


> No, not the kind you wear. In fact it was a beautiful sunny warm day for a 
> change here.
> Some of you may recall the problem I had last fall with trying to install a 
> new rubber shift boot on the gear shift of the 730 Case. After trying 
> unsuccessfully to remove the shift knob several times through the winter I 
> had pretty well given up on it.
> I came across the new shift boot this aft. out in the work shop and decided 
> to give it one last try even if I had to break the plastic shift knob in the 
> process.
> I decided to try an old trick that I have used on stubborn spin on oil 
> filters that won't fit the filter wrench. A short length of used #40 roller 
> chain wrapped around the fattest part of the shift knob and I used a spike 
> to fit through the rollers and applied a bit of leverage to it. Amazingly 
> the knob turned and I was able to spin it off with no damage to the plastic.
> I thought I'd relate the story on here in hopes it might help someone else.
> 
> Ralph in Sask.
> http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/ 
> 
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