Well, what would you do?

[Bigkevschopshop]

Did you lube the oring before installing? I have seen them cut or minor split when installed dry.

 

[swathdiver]

Did you lube the oring before installing? I have seen them cut or minor split when installed dry.

No, it is metal and rubber. What would you use to lubricate it?

 

[Jard]

No, it is metal and rubber. What would you use to lubricate it?

Pag oil if you have any extra.

 

[Just Fishing]

FSM said to not lube the seals when i did my AC
I lubed them, installed, then saw the note "DO NOT LUBE Seals"

 

[Just Fishing]

Other stuff,

 

[Just Fishing]

This too, I replaced all of the sealing washers with new ones.

 

[Just Fishing]

Also, what type of pag oil did you use?

 

[gooffeyguy]

I use KY gel to lube o-rings. It's water based and doesn't break down the o-ring. People think I'm weird having a tube of it on my workbench though

 

[OR VietVet]

I use KY gel to lube o-rings. It's water based and doesn't break down the o-ring. People think I'm weird having a tube of it on my workbench though

Reputations are a hard thing to live down.

 

[Just Fishing]

I use KY gel to lube o-rings. It's water based and doesn't break down the o-ring. People think I'm weird having a tube of it on my workbench though

Yeah, i'm a weirdo and i would look at you strange.
Now Vaseline makes sense!







































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