Hi,
Does anyone have any tips for fitting of isolastic rubber gaiters (I.e. how to persuade them into place without damaging anything)?
Had a half hearted attempt at it last night and thought I could benefit from asking!
Thanks Keith
Isolastic Gaitors
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Yes, Have some of both; I…
Yes,
Have some of both; I was wondering if careful use of an air gun might also help (not so hot as to damage the rubber, though)!
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Why Bother?
The gaiters for the isolastics are perhaps the best way of keeping any rainwater and road-dirt inside the machanism. The isolastics are available from certain suppliers with stainless steel fittings. If don't intend to ride the machine in wet weather they don't really serve a useful purpose; they obscure necessary adjustments and hide any corrosion.
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One way...
Alan Sessions has been helping me with my MKIII; he turned them inside out, then just held the outer edge & rolled them on!
Cheers Mike
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Isolastic gaiter "bodge"
Not really a "proper" fix I know, but confronted with the old gaiters perished and a need to change them out quickly, I carefully slit one side of a new gaiter open such that I could just fit the resultant C shape on around the adjustment, once the gap setting was all finished, and then very carefully Superglued the cut faces back together again. Worked a treat. That was a temporary fix I did about 12 years ago... I would challenge anybody to spot the difference - and it has survived numerous further vernier adjustments since..
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Hi Keith,
I`m going to be fitting some to my MK3 commando soon as part of my rebuild, my thoughts are Red rubber grease or Silicone grease which shouldn`t affect the rubber. This should aid the fitting.
Kind regards,
Ian