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Originally Posted by jmills
Thanks for making sure I was installing the tubes in the correct orientation and using the circlip. The picture I referenced was one that I found on this forum and not from me. I do have the tubes oriented correctly.
I was not able to work on tubes on Friday due to another unrelated garage project. I hope to get back at it tomorrow afternoon and will report back. I was not able to find Dow 111 lube locally, but I found something similar. I hope it will work out better than what I was using, but time will tell. Keep your fingers crossed.
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jmills,
Whether you have a Dow lubricant or other paste-like lubricant would be more than you need. The purpose of the lubricant is to reduce the coefficient of friction between the viton o-ring and the metal surface. What is important is using a lubricant that could help the rubber o-ring over come the coefficient of friction (mu) and slide through with minimal stress on the o-ring contact surface area.
Tony