One hears about ways to get rubber seals or pipes into place. Might lanolin be a candidate?
I was working on a dishwasher (see my previous post for some background). During reassembly, I had to fit a rubber pipe back into a plastic port.
The fit was tight, of course, to prevent leakage. Therefore, I knew I wouldn’t get the pipe properly into the port as it was. I needed some lubrication, but what to use?
I settled on lanolin, which I’ve read is generally safe to use on rubber and plastic. I just applied a thin film around the outside of the pipe, then pushing it into the port was achievable.
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