Originally Posted by
tosh
I done this about 25yrs ago but since then I have just changed the complete thing, and from memory I'm sure I used a tapered piece of plastic tube (don't ask me where I got it!) you then slide it down from the thin end and it expands the clip, then you push it off the end and onto the rubber boot.
That's a good idea. A joiner may be able to turn one up in wood or similar in a metal shop