Rubber Lever End Thingies

[Setchman_imp]

What the heck is the secret to getting these RLETs on the levers! I tried WD-40, stretching them out with needle nose pliers to the point that I was certain they were about to rip, heating them up with the heat gun on low and still, nothing. I decided to do what I should have done from the beginning and I stepped away and enjoyed a cold beer; the RLET's meanwhile were being stretched out over the heads of some pretty big bolts that I shoved into them, but still, after trying again, no luck.

I went inside to have some Thin Mints and milk to lift my spirits and I am now off to bed...it's 0025 on the east coast!

Even after reading all 36 pages I struggled a bit at first. The key is what Elipten said except that if you have any latex or rubber gloves the job is that much easier. It's the dry rubber-to-rubber contact that I found made it super easy. Any kind of lubrication should work just keep the outside (this is key) of the RLET dry, pinch it firmly as you work it over the ball and with the extra grip of a rubber glove it just slides right on.