Front brake rubber boots - advice please

[m40man]

I'm looking at replacing the rubber boots - including the lower ones which are the long ones. But I'm unsure how you are supposed to get those long ones all the way through, without ripping them - the one's already in seem very snug indeed.

So if anyone has done this already - any tips for a pain-free [1] experience please?


[1] Obviously can't avoid the pain of the ludicrous prices for these things!

[cam7777]

I replaced all of mine, just used a little red rubber grease and they slid in.

Just don't do what the previous bodger did, and coat everything in copaslip.

Two identical rubbers, one is new, the other larger looking one was coated in copaslip