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Sealing boots : how to place them

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:34 am
by melusina53
Hello, how do you place the sealing boot?
on the inside or on the outside, and how do you fit it on the rod?

Re: Sealing boots : how to place them

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:35 am
by melusina53

Re: Sealing boots : how to place them

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:31 pm
by leo verhagen
I hope this photo helps:

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Re: Sealing boots : how to place them

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:14 pm
by melusina53
It helps a lot :-)
thank you
If you have other photos of how you did it, it would help even more

Re: Sealing boots : how to place them

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 2:16 pm
by Steve Barber
To save wear on the boot I did not use a clamp. I used two nylon "wire ties" aka "cable ties and cinched them down to where they are snug but not tight. I use wheel bearing grease and lube the drag link so that it slides in and out allowing the boot allowing the boot to remain in its normal shape and position. I get very little leakage when swimming by using this method. I believe that this will extend the life of my boot by not flexing it every time the GPA makes a turn.

Re: Sealing boots : how to place them

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:00 pm
by leo verhagen
Here are some more photos to show you how I did it.

First you must make sure you have a special tool that fits inside the drag link:
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Mine was made out of metal, but you can also make one out of wood or plastic I think.

Put the rubber boot in hot water and let it warm up for a while.

Then put some lubricant (like soap) on the special tool and the drag link.
Now it is easy to pull the boot over the draglink. Make sure you put it on the right side (in the right direction).
I did'nt clamp my boot either, just lubricated it with lithium grease.

To finish a photo how it looks on the inside:
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I hope this helps!

Re: Sealing boots : how to place them

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:26 am
by melusina53
it helps and a lot, too :-)
I am the wife and translator : husband and meccanic are very very grateful to you all :-)

Re: Sealing boots : how to place them

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:04 am
by melusina53
I have found a set of originale seal boots, here are the photos

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By fayruz at 2012-03-24

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By fayruz at 2012-03-24

Re: Sealing boots : how to place them

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:51 pm
by Bob leguit
Melusina,

if you still have your doubts about the original, there are also new for sale.


http://fordgpa.xsbb.nl/viewtopic.php?f= ... s#p8079239

Bob.

Re: Sealing boots : how to place them

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:19 am
by melusina53
I have also purchased a new set :-) and the tool to put them on the GPA

the shape of the new ones and the originals is slightly different, I am only the wife-translator : the husband GPA owner and his friend meccanic decide :-) what to do.