[jmills]

Sorry for the noob question, but I am just starting to get my hands dirty with my new '84 Targa so every project is a first for me. Last night I was able to remove the two return tubes on the passenger side with no issues. I have read a lot of threads about replacing the tubes and everyone says to lube the O rings with grease to help with expanding the tubes. The most recommended grease was Dow, but I was not able to find any locally. Sly Glide was also recommended and I have some Sly Glide brake grease, so I greased everything up with that.

Even with the O rings greased, the tubes take a lot of force to expand while expanding them by hand off the car. They do spin easily. I tried to expand the tubes in place using the hose clamp method with little success.

I am curious if this is normal or if I am using the wrong grease. From reading the threads, it sounded like the tubes would expand easier than mine once greased.

Thanks for the input and I will soon be starting a thread detailing my quest to fix all the oil leaks. The motor will have to be pulled, so it should be interesting for this young grasshopper.