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April 9, 2015 at 1:55 am
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Yeah, you got it. Needle bearing grease is pretty thick but if you are using Vaseline on a hot day, chilling it makes it easier to work with. I like to lay the needles out in little groups of five and one of four to make sure I have all 29 of them ready. Spreading them on a white paper towel or clean cloth makes it easier to see them. You can put 13 or 14 in the rod as you can always load it from the top after its pulled up to the journal. A small pair of tweezers makes this job simpler. Just make sure all 29 needles go in and you don’t have any left over or down in the piston.