Originally Posted by red58
may be the wrong 'brand', but old rubber will be hard, not soft ....
Bill

That was what I thought too, Bill.

These need a good soak in Viagra I think! grin

I paid $35 for the one from e-bay; just noted your price quoted is nearly double that so I guess it's the old adage about getting what you pay for! frown

My man's getting one from his source which he says is reliable.

Thanks for the heads-up. On the plus side, everything else is now fixed and apart needing to set the front brakes up (slight imbalance) it should sail through its MOT test, which is the British roadworthiness test we have to go through every year.

Regards

Kev

63 GMC Fleetside; overbuilt, over-thirsty and over here!