Steering rack gaitors

[dollyboy]

looking for more tips here folks, cant get o/s gaitor to breathe, tempted to pin-hole the thing but thats the last resort...<br>
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it kind of goes all stretched n yukky on left lock, or sort of puffs up like a deformed balloon on right lock...<br>
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tried squidging air out, resulting in yukky, and tried it with a bit of air resulting in balloon.<br>
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had grease nipple off to act as a breather, sort of worked, then tried the bolt thing at the bottom of the column, same effect as grease nipple...<br>
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<p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p206.ezboard.com/bthetriumphdolo ... omiteuk</A> at: 31/10/06 9:44 am<br></i>

[alun n]

Use cable ties instead of jubilee clips.

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[tinweevil]

Yup, and only put your weight behind tightening the inner ones. Leave the outers looseish so they move but not flap about.<br>
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Tin<br>


<p>1978 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/704">Dolomite Sprint</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> Blue, a bit tetley. - Current daily drive.<br>
1972 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/754">Spitfire IV</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> No name, in bits.<br>
1968 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/705">GT6 II</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> Little blue, nice!<br>
1973 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/755">Dolomite Sprint</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> VA41, seriously tetley.<br>
1980 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/864">Dolomite 1500HL</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> Orange, really quite tidy.</p><i></i>

[dollyboy]

ok, cool. i thought the P/O's cable tie approach was a mickey mouse bodge, but if the outside gaitor ends are meant to slide a bit then so be it. just seems a rough solution to me, but i am after all a novice/gaitor replacing virgin... <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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ta for help, oh great wise ones...

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