On Mar 4, 12:06*am, sisu1a wrote:
Anyone else had any success seating a new washer/o ring? *I figure it
has to work in the next 20 or so hours of trying - LOL. *Thanks for
any tips or tricks

Use a piece of tubing or rod that somewhat precisely fits into the
part of the socket you are trying to seat the o-ring into and use
*that to push it into place. A dab of Superlube grease would go a long
way here. Using a hook tool may damage the o-ring and/or put scratches
in metal walls you want to be remain smooth. Also be sure you used the
correct o-rings, which are going to be metric in this case.

-paul

Paul has got it right. Find a rod that fits or machine a piece of
brass or similar to a close match and use that to push the greased O-
ring in. You will need to work out whether the rear O-ring is easier
to install with the front one out or not. You may need two different
diameter rods. without seeing the mount its not possible to know. I
know its a PITA, I've done this standing out on the ramp in the hot
sun...

Darryl