Back in the day, the accepted practice for rejuvenating pushrod tubes on an
aircooled vw was to roll it on a table with a butter knife pressed into
each accordion groove, giving the tube back its length and therefore
pressure on the o-rings.

I would at least replace the o-rings, cheap as they are and as much work as
it is to pull them.

Jim

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 7:03 PM, Jason <uberhare@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a large box of new tubes for anyone interested....(original style)
>
> Jason
>
> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Tom Lambas <twlambas@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Yep, heads are off. The collapsible ones weren't leaking and I haven't
> > removed the o-rings.  I suppose I could buy some normal tubes and keep
> the
> > collapsible ones as spares.
> >
> > Thanks, Tom
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 4:11 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Is the head off? If so replace with the normal tubes. For the tow piece
> > > tubes the o-rings always move. If there weren't leaking before they
> > should
> > > be OK going back together unless you removed them and stretched them
> out.
> > >
> > > Dennis
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf
> > Of
> > > Tom Lambas
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 4:47 PM
> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > Subject: Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available?
> > >
> > > I was just cleaning up my pushrod tubes, three of which are
> collapsible,
> > > and
> > > was wondering I should re-use the collapsible ones. The o-rings look to
> > be
> > > in good shape, and I don't think the collapsible ones were on long
> > before I
> > > pulled the motor. If I replace the o-rings what material should they be
> > > made
> > > of? Nitrile?
> > >
> > > Thanks, Tom
> > >
> > >
> >
>