Installing and securing the boot guard
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Apply a thin layer of locking fluid on the tripod housing. Slide the steel guard for the boot onto the tripod housing.
Use a drift to carefully tap the steel guard onto the upper part of the tripod housing.
Ensure that the tripod housing bottoms out against the rubber bellow.
Install a support in the opening.
Secure the steel guard at 3 points using a drift.