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tips/tricks for installing replacement ergopower brake hoods?

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  1. i just %#@%$#ing tore a pair of them whilst trying to install. i lubed
    the bodies w/ windex while they were firmly mounted on handlebars. is
    there some trick to this? maybe heat in some hot water?

    TIA

    walter

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    i just %#@%$#ing tore a pair of them whilst trying to install. i lubed
    the bodies w/ windex while they were firmly mounted on handlebars. is
    there some trick to this? maybe heat in some hot water?

    Press out the pin that holds the brake lever arm.
    No need to disconnect the brake wire.
    Windex isn't much of a lubricant. Try ArmorAll or Pledge.

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    Andrew Muzi
    www.yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

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