Ooer, I'd of thought the end bearing will be around 2" in diameter. Unless you fill it with JB weld just to fend off a leak😱 You may have to put it together a d monitor it... 🫣

That's a result😎

But you'd have a fault warning on the hevac for blend flap🤔

Have you got the little "book" warning sigh on the hevac heater until display?

Ooh, that's a good one👍

I've got one of those for the Volvo, it sounds good. About 30€ from Amazon 👍

Not copper grease my mate and only if its silicon grease not sealer! 🤔, you don't have any other grease to wet the oring outer surface which will allow them to slide in while fitted on the pipe end?

I simply swapped the radio for a modern unit, gaining the microphone for calls as well and then traded the old unit for some bits. There is a mod on the YouTube that is a little more involved than I wanted to be. 👍

Is there anything to lube the o-rings, they are very resistant pushed in dry... Nod nod 🫣