Boot Rubbers - best way to remove?

[tomssupra]

Hi,

 

I have successfully removed the left old boot rubber and replaced with a new - the right however is a different story - does anyone know how to get these off easily - I have heard that you can heat them up with a soldering iron, does this work?

 

Thanks,

 

Tom

[Ceptik]

It took me and a friend the best part of an hour to get these off. What we done was bent the metal bracket back around it so it was flat. Then bent it off. The screw was undone with very strong grips. Done the trick!

[China Man]

tomssupra,

 

I done mine last month and last year....killed the supra I first had anyway.

 

make sure you have the poper screw driver which gives you all the necessary contact with the screw head. I had experience of destorying all the thread and then having to drill the screw out.

 

I rip out the old rubber, it was so old that it just fell apart as I pull it. Then I use a mini blow torch and heat up the screw head, don't heat it until it go red hot....you will melt the screw and you are fuked. I heat it a little and try with the screw driver and heat it a little more. Once you reach the temp where the glue stuff toyota left on the screw thread it start to give and you can screw it out easily.

 

good luck

[Pete]

We just found that whacking the screwdriver with a hammer helped to loosen the fixing compound (Loctite thread stuff) and then undid with some brute strength being VERY careful not to ruin the screw head.

[Castle]

Have to agree with china man although i used one of those windproof lighters you can get but same thing really

[tomssupra]

Good stuff guys,

 

I will try it out this wkend,

 

Thanks,

 

Tom

[Ark]

You could just try being firm but gentle with it - worked for me on the first one. Second one I had to use an impact driver on (if at first you don't succeed, hit it with a hammer!).