You can buy new push rods, and two lengths are available, so if you do, check with a dealer that you get the right size for your age of Transporter. I then reassembled it using a healthy smear of clean engine oil. I then gave the rod a good clean, and the hole in the head that it travels through. The push rod on mine wasn’t moving as freely as it could, so I removed it by pushing it down from above, and catching it in a rag that I had placed underneath. You can also see the flat edge on one side of it, which allows the oil to run down one side to lubricate it. In the photo above, you can clearly see the push rod, and how it is activated via a lobe on the camshaft. It does not store any personal data.The rod works off the camshaft to press the plunger in the pump The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Performance'. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Necessary'. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Functional'. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Analytics'. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.

Update: Already a month in and there is still no clicking! Very pleased! So it seems to have worked, no more clicking! I put my original vacuum brake pump back on again, and used the original pushrod too – but everything was now much cleaner, moving freely and the oil drained from the pump. For me I just re-used my original pushrod.Īll that was left to do was reassemble everything.

The rod works off the camshaft to press the plunger in the pump

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