Foot Peg Rubber Removal


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Foot Peg Rubber Removal

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Decided to tackle replacing the rubber on the foot pegs of the 80. I read the post where some guys are cutting the rubber away. I gave it a go but with my right hand grip becoming ever more weak and painful I could not control the knife. So I had to come up with a work around.

I found that if I clamped the foot peg in a vice I could drive a metal rod into the rubber and along the aluminum, I then threaded in the plastic spray tube of carburetor cleaner, sprayed the carb cleaner in and let it sit. In short time I was able to lift off the entire rubber from the foot peg.

Best part, no cut fingers or other body parts :P

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Wow! Great, Mike. That should save all who do this a lot of tedious work! :dance:
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Nice one Mike. Beats all the cutting and wire wheel grinding I did. :text-goodpost:
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ProTip!!
Nils Menten
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Re: Foot Peg Rubber Removal

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Mike, carpal tunnel acting up again?
Gotta start holding that beer in the left hand.
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Re: Foot Peg Rubber Removal

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:laughing-rollingyellow:

Yup the great fall micro brews are out now Steve. :orcs-cheers:
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