Originally Posted by Christian and Beccy
AFAIK, you cannot get that joint off the end.
What you need is a 'Stretchy gaitor' and a special tool to 'dilate' the gaitor and allow it to pass over the joint.
You can get the stretchy gaitors from a motor factor and the tool, I imagine, from Halfords or somewhere similar.
just what i did in the end.
popped down to a mate who has a garage down the road.
he tried to stretch the gaiter i had bought but it wouldnt go far enough.
he gave me a kit that he had on the shelf and put it on my shaft for me.
its a great little tool he had, just plug it into the air line and it opens right up.
only charged me 4 quid for the gaiter, metal clips for it and the grease.
all sorted now. ready for the mot tomorrow.
cheers guys!