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Old 25th April 2021, 11:55   #3
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Originally Posted by clf View Post
On mine (as posted in your other post) it went in easily, but then they were effectively new. Have you checked the flange is clean?

If I recall, the clip ring is encased in the rubber. Perhaps placing for a few minutes in hot water to allow the rubber to soften, and the clip ring to expand slightly.
checked the flange is clean. Did not want to heat in water as that would mean assembling wet so I heated it with a hot air gun.
My fingers are sore from pushing the seal on.

If you think hot water is the answer I'll give it a go, desperation creeping in. Rubber seems very soft, just wondered if there was a bit too much of it. The lip is not very deep.

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