Here is a trick that I found worked well:
Get a pair of vise grips, place them around the thin part of the rod and tighten them until the jaws are just barely NOT touching the tube. Then slide the vise grips outwards until they contact the thicker diameter towards the end. Grab the visegrips by the jaws and pull them outwards (in the direction of the cylinder head) and the push rod tube shold pop out. If you have to apply more then a gentle pull then be careful. If you apply to much pressure you can dent the tubes. Twistng the tubes before doing this should help free them up a little.
Hope this helps.
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