Firstly, thanks for the complement Jeff, next how I did it, first you do NOT cut the wire. The smaller male end wire connector grommet has casting/molding lines on each side of it 180 deg of each other, use a razor knife and cut the grommet along one of the lines, then carefully peel it of the male end connector. The sleeve is actually molded into the grommet but can be cleaned out of the grommet to accept a new sleeve. Now you can remove the old sleeve from the wire, I removed all but left about 3/8" of old sleeve in the large rubber grommet on the other end. I then wicked down the bit of original sleeve with a little pressure and twisting with my fingers. Now slide the new sleeve over the wire and then with some crazy glue on the wicked end, push the new sleeve onto the wicked end it should come close to the rubber grommet and be glued in place, I dry fitted it several times before gluing it in place. I used a little Ultra black gasket maker to seal off the sleeve joint against the grommet. The rattle sleeve is pretty much the exact length for the wire but it was not sticking out so I cut it back just so I could grab the male connector to pull it out of the sleeve. Now pull the sleeve back until you expose the correct amount of connector and place the cut small rubber grommet over the male connector and sleeve end so the sleeve is inside the grommet like originally and the male connector sticks out the correct amount, use a little crazy glue on the cut joint, then hold together and the glued joint is not even detectable when glued because it was cut along the original grommet casting/molding mark. I used a little scotch tape around the grommet to hold it together for a few hours. Hope this helps others restore their decayed wire sleeves.
