Changed out my old Teflon nozzle o-ring for a brand new one, the new o-ring has a .210 thickness (verified with calipers) which I have been told is for the Place diverter while the smaller diameter o-ring is for stock Berk.
However once installed, the nozzle doesn't seem to fit tight at all in the steering knuckle. I have replaced the nyliners as well around the steering pins. I stuck my hand up in the nozzle with a flashlight and you can clearly see light coming through between the knuckle wall and the o-ring...doesn't seem like a tight seal at all.
Is there an oversize o-ring for Place Diverter? It's possible that I may have had something like that originally, as the old o-ring was pretty badly worn on one side of it where it contacts the inside of the knuckle which makes me think it was sealing tight, or tight enough that it was constantly scraping the sides of the knuckle. Unfortunately I didn't really check to see how tight my old o-ring was before I took it off. The new one doesn't seem to be touching the inside of the knuckle at all. It's possible that the inside of the knuckle is slightly worn due to sand and being 20 years old, but even so the old o-ring still sealed much better then the new one. Both are white and seem to be the same material. Any ideas?
