If your doing what I think your trying to do, It is impossible.
That is why they make expandable push rod tubes. The only way
to insall new push rod tubes, (original, style) is to remove
the head.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Sun, 21 Mar 1999, John Reynolds wrote:

> Help! - I just can't get seem to get the these things to seat properly.
> The Haynes and Wilson book just says push them in, but it ain't (at least
> for me) that easy.  Muir says to use visegrips on the tube and bang them
> - Well I'm not going to follow that route (although that was necessary to
> remove the originals)  These are new tubes, seals and I lubed them.  I
> put a large washer on the end on the tube and banged that, put even
> still, it just doesn'e seem to go in as far as one wihout seals installed
>
> John Reynolds
> 81 - Westy
>
>
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