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Old Oct 2, 2003 | 07:57 PM
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anyone whose ever made taylor wires...please come in

How in the hell do you get the black opti boots onto the wires....Ive dipped them in hot water, spread soap on the wires, and they still dont wanna go on....please help
Old Oct 2, 2003 | 08:11 PM
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Try silicone grease. I used plenty of it, and they slid on relatively easily.
Old Oct 2, 2003 | 08:11 PM
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It is a pain.What I did was drill the boots out a little.still need silicone spray to help.Just do it enough to get it on.
Old Oct 2, 2003 | 08:13 PM
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Don't use the tiny *** tube of grease they give you with the wires. Go down to the store and get a 4 oz. tube of dielectric grease. Spread it on the crimped end, and into the boot before you put it in. It was way easier than just trying to use the little bit Taylor gives you with the wires.
Old Oct 2, 2003 | 08:39 PM
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I found with the boots warmed up a little bit and lots of grease, they slid right on with out to much work.

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Old Oct 2, 2003 | 08:50 PM
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lots of grease....its not that hard
Old Oct 2, 2003 | 11:10 PM
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What I found was to take a set of needle nose pliars and use them to stretch the boot out a little bit. Just put some grease (the little tube was fine) in the hole and ream away with the pliars. Put a little grease on the wire and slide it in. I fought with 4 of them for hours untill I tried this method and the other 4 only took about 5 min.
Old Oct 3, 2003 | 12:23 AM
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Originally posted by Caged Monkey
What I found was to take a set of needle nose pliars and use them to stretch the boot out a little bit. Just put some grease (the little tube was fine) in the hole and ream away with the pliars. Put a little grease on the wire and slide it in. I fought with 4 of them for hours untill I tried this method and the other 4 only took about 5 min.
dude I tried that too...I got 2 of them on. I got a third on, but it couldnt get it like the last 1/2 inch. I was using regular greese from a greese gun, like to put on your suspension greese points. I used the pliers and spread those things out like there was no tomorrow.
So i gave up and put back on all the stock ones(cept for 2)

AND OH YEA....how the hell do you crimp the things on there the proper way? I bought the lil crimping tool, but theres no directions, and about 46 different lil edges and lil thingys on there. Can someone please tell me which one to use.
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