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The 2-Stroke Garage => General Chatter => Topic started by: Milan on January 21, 2021, 07:10:17 PM

Title: How do you get the grommets out
Post by: Milan on January 21, 2021, 07:10:17 PM
Footpeg mounting bars.
2 grommets on each.
How do you get them out to replace or paint part?
Seems like they should be a split part.

Rather not cut them out.
Then how to get new ones in
Title: Re: How do you get the grommets out
Post by: m in sc on January 21, 2021, 09:19:31 PM
fold side in collapsing towards center  then push thu
Title: Re: How do you get the grommets out
Post by: Greaser Greg on January 21, 2021, 11:21:18 PM
vaseline helps a lot, both ways.  In and out. :whistle: :devil:
Title: Re: How do you get the grommets out
Post by: pidjones on January 22, 2021, 09:21:38 AM
If old and hard, heat gun or soak in boiling water for about ten minutes.
Title: Re: How do you get the grommets out
Post by: m in sc on January 22, 2021, 10:18:57 AM
heat gun or hair dryer. not a fan of the boiling water because it leaves the rubber harder when done. .02

Title: Re: How do you get the grommets out
Post by: Milan on January 22, 2021, 12:12:15 PM
softening it up is good.

Problem is trying to get the all around the expanded part to pull it to the center, to then push thru.
need 6 hands.

I was going to try a hose clamp, and tighten up to push expanded part to center.
Then use socket to try & get started thru.

I think once its started a bigger socket can then push all the way.

May have to then do reverse to get new one in.
Title: Re: How do you get the grommets out
Post by: Milan on January 27, 2021, 10:49:12 AM
I received the new ones.
So I just cut the old ones out.

New ones were split lengthwise, so they went in easy.

Old rubber was really compressed & hard, so these should make a difference.

M