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Old 07-27-2011, 03:35 AM
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Originally Posted by leathermang View Post
Army, I thought when he said this: "Use a 1/4 drive socket extension to force the seal in the groove, rolling it on the seal surface. " that he was doing what you refer to and the FSM says to do.........???
Pushing my rope seal in place took a lot of effort - the desire to rub is immense! Roll - don't rub!

Hats off to ROLLGUY for managing this with a 1/4" drive socket extension.
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