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Posted by Joe in Iowa on March 12, 2004 at 19:38:06 from (65.174.106.139):
I needed to install a shifter boot on my 1950 8N this afternoon. After reading the archives and trying hot water treatment, soaping it down, prying, and other tips I found there, I couldn't get it to go on. I then realized that the problem was getting the edge of the boot over the two slots for the retainer pin. So I cut a half-inch wide by 2 inch long piece of thin plastic from an empty water bottle and held it over the slot. Then I started the boot into place by squeezing it open just above the plastic and sliding it down. Once it was all the way down on that side, I pulled out the plastic and squeezed the boot into place around to the opposite side, such that the boot puckered open just over the other slot. It snapped down into place on the first try.
Please note that today was the first time I couldn't get the advice in the archives to work. I have used that valuable resource to:
* rebuild and adjust carb
* install ORC
* adjust governor spring
* find and clean the 3 fuel screens
* clean my fuel tank
* know which manual to buy (I like my FO-4)
* flush debris out of the dif/tran/hyd case
* know which oil to use to refill dif/tran/hyd
* know when to adjust the rear axle nuts, and how to do it
* know not to use the top two holes on my top link mount
* clean the oil off the starter shaft so it spins easily at 15 below zero
* "keep 'em clean brite, and tite"
* and many others I can't even remember right now So, since I have had so much help from all of you, I hope my tip helps you out if you have the same problem with your shifter boot. Joe
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