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Hi, changing the pushrod seals on my 81 air-cooled (CJ engine). I got the recommended seals from VW Heritage, and followed the wiki...

I got the tubes out ok, there was lots of sealer around them, so i have cleaned them up and fitted new seals, put a little grease around the seals and re inserted. My question is how far should they go in, i can still see the green seal at the top of the tube, and didn't feel them snap into place as suggested by the wiki, has anyone got a good photo or any advice how best to get them in.

Thanks!

Hi,

When I did this on our 1980 2.0l petrol Aircooled (CU), you will definely feel it 'pop' in at the end. I used a large flat bladed screw driver on the 'tip' of the pushrod tube and lent on this as hard as I could until I felt it go.

Might worth smearing the end of the pushrod tube with some general purpose grease to help...

Good luck

Chris

Use an appropriate sized socket with a short extension and lightly tap them home. You will be able to tell when they are seated correctly when the tapping sound changes tone.

And you will be able to get the retaining wire clip back in too...

Thanks, i did try pushing a socket on a bar but wasn't sure if its ok to tap them in... i'll give that go.

Thanks