There are no seals inside those lifters.  It's the metal that wears and the ends get dished.  You can disassemble and clean them and maybe get more life out of them but really a good rebuild needs new ones.

On 2012-10-26, at 6:44 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:

> I see hydraulic lifters for the 2.1 priced about $20 each. That's a lot of
> money when you consider that all a lifter is likely to need is a rubber
> seal costing a few cents. Has anyone successfully rebuilt lifters, and are
> the rebuild kits still available?

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