Originally Posted by
Gray Beard
Removing the plastic rod is really easy and it would only take a few minutes to install a metal push rod to see if that will fix your problem.
It really is a fast thing to do.
You do have a problem but it's an easy fix!!

Should I use 4-40 steel rods for this or 2-56 steel pushrods?
Does it matter if they are not perfectly snug(but slide freely of course) with the outer tube since they are rigid?