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darrel_s · 10-07-2002, 10:21 AM

Finally have the new motor on the frame.

Question.. How do I get the new valve cover grommets in. I've pressed till my hands turn blue, but still can't get them in. I'm affraid of ruining the fresh paint using a tool to force them. Tips anyone?

tim m · 10-07-2002, 10:25 AM

I used silicone spray on mine.

dubie · 10-07-2002, 10:34 AM

Or just put a little motor oil on the grommets. Then when you go to push them in, start turning them and they should pop right in. You might have a couple small drops of oil to wipe of the valve cover, but that's no biggie.

Tennman · 10-07-2002, 03:04 PM

If their your old ones you'llnever get them in !!! Buysum new ones and un alittle hot water on them (to soften them up) and then they should pop right in !

darrel_s · 10-07-2002, 03:23 PM

Thanks guys. They are new, so hopefully one of these tricks will work.

**COBALT** · 10-07-2002, 04:26 PM

Just this last weekend I was trying to get new bumpers in my lower control arms. THEY WOULD NOT GO IN. I was a raving lunatic throwing tools around trying to get these things in when Shane suggested I boil them in water for 5 minutes.

Those bumpers are HARD, and grease wasn't going to help. I was going to have to work them in with a dull screw-driver. After boiling them they were way softer, and I could work them easier. They took some effort but I got them in.

10-07-2002, 10:21 AM	#1
darrel_s Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Denver, CO, USA Posts: 212	Progress pic and Question Finally have the new motor on the frame. Question.. How do I get the new valve cover grommets in. I've pressed till my hands turn blue, but still can't get them in. I'm affraid of ruining the fresh paint using a tool to force them. Tips anyone? Attached Images Last edited by darrel_s; 10-07-2002 at 10:25 AM.

10-07-2002, 10:25 AM	#2
tim m Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Gilbert Az Posts: 286	I used silicone spray on mine. __________________ 1970 k10 1971 C10 Gilbert Az

10-07-2002, 10:34 AM	#3
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	Or just put a little motor oil on the grommets. Then when you go to push them in, start turning them and they should pop right in. You might have a couple small drops of oil to wipe of the valve cover, but that's no biggie. __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

10-07-2002, 03:04 PM	#4
Tennman 71 Chevy 4x4 Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: McMinnville,Tn. USA Posts: 450	If their your old ones you'llnever get them in !!! Buysum new ones and un alittle hot water on them (to soften them up) and then they should pop right in ! __________________ Tenn.man(a.k.a.Danny Cummings)

10-07-2002, 04:26 PM	#6
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	Just this last weekend I was trying to get new bumpers in my lower control arms. THEY WOULD NOT GO IN. I was a raving lunatic throwing tools around trying to get these things in when Shane suggested I boil them in water for 5 minutes. Those bumpers are HARD, and grease wasn't going to help. I was going to have to work them in with a dull screw-driver. After boiling them they were way softer, and I could work them easier. They took some effort but I got them in. __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

10-07-2002, 03:23 PM	#5
darrel_s Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Denver, CO, USA Posts: 212	Thanks guys. They are new, so hopefully one of these tricks will work.



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