You have to be very carefully with dirty holes. Usually smelly too. Always do the 2 finger test before sticking anything else in a hole.

man o man some funny sht. push rod must slid in and out smoothly, no bind. tube could be out of round new or old ck. it out. :daz:

Haven't you guys ever heard of soap and water. Regardless if its dirty or not it should be cleaned.

And also keep in mind that if your rod has a bend in it it might not slide into the hole smoothly.

I knew the comments would come when I commented on a dirty hole .But a dirty hole is better than no hole

2 ea. of his or her own choice, prefer, clean, tight and not worn out, lol

Found the problem, I dipped my whole rod in assembly lube which made the hole a little to snug for the rod to slide into.I pulled my rod out cleaned it up and just a little lube on the tip made slide in nice!!

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man these threads deteriorate quickly