OK, what's the trick?

Boil it in hot water for about 5 minutes to soften it.
Fold it inside out, slide it on and roll it down over while hot.
At least that's how I do mine.
 

I use Sylglide, silicone grease for stuff like this -- or brake cylinder rubber grease.
 
(quoted from post at 06:37:13 07/25/14) Sometimes a little liquid dish soap on the shifter will also help that boot slide down into place.


That's what I did. New boot fits tight. I'm OK with that.

Now I can redo the lift cylinder and rear axle seals, new PTO shaft with seal and change the oil with no worries about future contamination. That's a project for next week after I cut hay.

Rick
 
ford made a bunch of small and not so small running changes.. some are easy to spot.. some less obvious. some make little difference.
 
(quoted from post at 12:57:32 07/25/14) ford made a bunch of small and not so small running changes.. some are easy to spot.. some less obvious. some make little difference.

I knew they made some upgrades, just not sure what they were besides the major ones like going to the 4 speed with the 8N. My 2 8N's are identical with most things. One has the optional light kit and the other has a vertical exhaust. Still think I need to fertilize and water one so it grows up to be a 2000 :wink: .

Thanks

Rick
 
the 3-4 spd tranny was a model change.. not a running change within a model. light kits and such were options.

running changes would be things like front to side dizzy, swapped out steering box design, dash change to accomodate proofmeter, and the gov change as well. tranny shifter, rear axle trumpets / axles/seals..

that kind of stuff.
 
(quoted from post at 17:39:20 07/24/14) Boil it in hot water for about 5 minutes to soften it.
Fold it inside out, slide it on and roll it down over while hot.
At least that's how I do mine.

Royse is absolutely correct. To look at the boot, you'd never believe that you could turn it inside out like that but when you cook em' they become really pliable.

After cookin' mine it just slipped on with no tools needed.

And this was in winter and very cold outside when I did it. Took it out of the pot with tongs and ran outside and slipped it right on. It will get cool enough very quickly to handle but still remain pliable.
 
(quoted from post at 13:09:08 07/25/14) the 3-4 spd tranny was a model change.. not a running change within a model. light kits and such were options.

running changes would be things like front to side dizzy, swapped out steering box design, dash change to accomodate proofmeter, and the gov change as well. tranny shifter, rear axle trumpets / axles/seals..

that kind of stuff.

OK I see your point. I always considered the 9-2-8 designation of major changes to basically the same tractor. Never really thought about them as an entirely different model.

Rick
 
Yup, different models, though the 9n and 2n are pretty much different models on paper unless u compair the early 9n.

the granny is drastically different on the 8, flat top and not part of the steering box as it is on the 2-9, steer box on 2-9 is its own deal, front axle and leaf setup difference with rad rods, hydro pump and top cover totally different, totally different brake system, including pedal placement and size, axles and hubs, including front 100% different... And that's just the big stuff, another page or 2 of smaller things...
 
I used a heat gun to warm the boot, careful not to burn it haha. After putting the boot down close to the flange and starting one side with fingers, I used 2 90* hose picks to follow the boot around the flange. After doing it that way with such ease I probably didn't need to warm the boot.
 
Well turning it inside out and using dish soap did the trick and was a lot less labor intensive because there was nothing to put away.

But thanks for the tip.

Rick
 

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