Leather touch control boot wire PLEASE HELP

[Command52]

Can someone please tell me how to twist the wire that holds the leather boot on the touch control Evertime i go to twist the wire the boot and wire fall off. ive been 5 hours and no results. Worst part of this whole restoration Thanks Billy

[Glen]

Hi,
You didn't say if you are working on the piston boot, or the Control Valve boot, or if it had 1 or both boots on it before.

There should be metal cast in the block that sticks out some for the blocks that used a boot and wire to hold it on. It goes around the bore in the block.

IH changed in the later years of Cubs, and didn't use a boot for the piston anymore, those blocks have very little metal sticking out, there's no way to put a boot or wire on them, I think.

I don't know which you have. If this is a 1957 Cub, it probably has the metal sticking out, it is about 1/4", and has a groove for the wire.
Someone could have put on a newer Touch Control.
Pics of yours would be helpful.

Below is a pic from TM Tractor, showing the piston boot and wire.

[Command52]

It is the boot that you have pictured there and it does have a rim stuck out about a quarter inch but for some reason when I slide the boot on and try to put my wire around it pops off I guess I'm just not coordinated

[tst]

if you have the later style it uses a rubber boot, not leather

[Command52]

Which rubber boot would be correct . It is a 1957

[Command52]

Which boots for my touch control would be correct for my 1957. I want to order but im afraid i will order wrong boots.

[Jim Becker]

Which boots for my touch control would be correct for my 1957. I want to order but im afraid i will order wrong boots.

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