just noticed my stock a-arm boots are ripping

[jdseymour]

ok so i got these from a member awhile back and the boots on the 4 a-arms are worn out splitting open and cracking with grease ooozing out.

 

i ordered a set of 4 boots with rings.

 

anyways can tell me the best way to remove these and do a re-install i dont want to tear the new ones installing them.

 

the arms swivel all around with no tension so i'm assuming they're good still and seem fine.

 

they were pc'ed metallic blue from the guy on here i bought them from and are not rusted etc the boots are the only thing worth with them which i have 4 replacement ones and pins coming.

 

 

how hard a replacement is these and proper steps, thanks? i dont want to puncture my new ones when i get them in.

[278]

Just took mine off for powder coating and had to put them back on. The best way I've found is take the rings off with a pair of needle nose pliers then just pull them off they're not stuck on there. Then when you put them back on push the bottom down and only about half of it will go around the lip where its suppose to be, then us the needle nose to pull the other half onto the lip. May I also suggest instead of using the rings use safety wire, the kind that you use to put your handle bar grips on. Because the rings are a pain in the ass. You just take the wire and cut a piece then put it where the ring goes and twist it on there tight with the needle nose.