At 12:23 PM 8/2/2004 -0700, Jay Sexton ushered forth:
> I say no no no to brake fluid.
I would have to agree, not because of what it might do to the hoods but
because of what it would do to just about every other part of the
bike. Brake fluid is nasty stuff. Definitely keep it far away from any
painted surface!
> As an experiment, I took the hoods off of the levers and ran cold water
> over them to cool them down. Then, I gave 'em a warm water dose to
> soften them up, slid them back on the levers slick as you know what, let
> them cool, and voila!
This is a great technique that works well for a wide variety of rubber parts. I used to use this method to install windshields in cars back when they had rubber seals holding them in.
Regards,
Dave Baseley in sunny, muggy Berks County PA