Push rod tube seals, how long of a job? |
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Push rod tube seals, how long of a job? |
tod914 |
May 25 2008, 10:37 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,755 Joined: 19-January 03 From: Lincoln Park, NJ Member No.: 170 |
Just trying to get a ball park idea on how long it will take a competent mechanic
to replace the push rod tube o-rings on a 4 banger. Read through the posts, seems some like viton, others including Jake, prefer the OEM green/red style. Guess OEM is a safe bet to have installed? Any comments appreciated. Thanks, Tod |
atomix8 |
Jun 3 2008, 03:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 10-September 07 From: Annapolis, MD Member No.: 8,105 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
This thread comes at an odd time...I met a local guy building a type four who mentioned a way of replacing pushrod tube seals that doesn't make sense to me.
His advice was to pull the heads slightly off, then take the tubes out. Now, stop me if I'm wrong, but I always assumed that head bolts were: 1) a PITA to take off 2) Torque to yield Isn't the "accepted" way to pull the top of the valvetrain and push the tube through the top of the head? Or is my head up my.... |
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