Top tip for fitting metal pins to rubber parts...

If you, say, have to put in old brass pins into your shiny new Laverda
battery strap, you're likely to find that they won't slide in
(errr). Like, at all.

A drop or two of Autoglym's Vinyl and Rubber care and they slide in
(oooh errr missus) just fine. And it should dry out after a while, so
hopefully they won't come out again unless required.

 

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Same goes for KY - I had to hide a tube because abstrads at work kept
nicking the one I used for fitting new rubber grommets into vintage
hi-fi equipment, where the holes in the chassis were smaller than their
metric cousins.

When it dries, it acts rather like a cement, so, if you like a leisurely
poke, be warned...

 

You can get a free sample of proper rubber assembly lubricant.
A small bottle lasts for ages.
http://www.ipcol.com/shopexd.asp?id=31

 

It's great for fitting handlebar grips too, as is hairspray.

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You can also use an airline.

 

Nah, overkill, especially if you use BA

 

BA?

 

I'm guessing 'British Airways' - cheap gag on 'airline'.

 

Brown Ale, as in, "Who's the lardy kid on the Fizzy, the one being
followed by that line of wasps?"

Takes me back, etc.