The technique most commonly used it to get a large radiator hose clamp
that will fit
around the outside of the coupling, and then tighten it down. It will
compress the
coupling enough to get the bolts in. I have done this and it works fine.
steve
Jim Hardesty wrote:
>
> I'm try to replace my flexible coupling. The old one was split, cracking
> and would likely have caused a very scarey loss of steering in the near
> future.
>
> TRF only lists one part number, 150696 which is what I have here.
> Unfortunately, it doesn't quite seem to fit. It is about 1/4 inch too
> big diagonally (between the bolt holes). I can almost get it to fit if
> I compress the rubber coupling. Is this normal? Is there a good
> technique for getting this done?
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> jim
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