I am hard on my foot boards. For some reason I push them sideways and eventually the rubber cushions on the bottom rip and the inserts come lose. Is there a way I can replace the rubber without having to replace the whole insert? My inserts are still in good shape and are now discontinued and I would rather not switch to a different style. Thanks for any help.

 

Find some hard rubber buttons and glue them on ?

 

You talking about the rubber "****" that pushes through the hole and holds the insert onto the board? If so I cant think of any good way of repairing that. Maybe you could run a bolt with a flush head through it? But that might look goofy...

 

I hadd the same problem. Stuck em back together with some good contact cement. 6 months and several thousand miles, and still holding fine.

 

Perhaps some countersunk screws, with self-locking nuts?

 

I think this is the best answer. If the rubber can not be replaced I might as well try to repair it as good as I can. If that doesn't work then I will have to replace with something else.
Thanks for the replies. Very helpful.

 

What are you doing to them that kills them?

 

you can find new take offs cheap enough on flea bay and craigslist.

 

Or the classifieds here.

 

They wear out after a while and dry rot or deteriorate. I replaced a set on both of my Road Kings when they got to be somewhere right around 8 or 9 years old.