As they say "Necessity is the mother of invention".....

There are relatively inexpensive specific tools to do the job,the 'chrome' is just a stiffer plastic version of the rubber so it would probably work too.
I'm glad you got 'er done though. thumbs_up


1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in Scotland
In the Stovebolt Gallery
More pix on Flickr.
I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings
"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.