My clutch slave cylinder needs its gasket replaced. I disassembled it and plopped out the old one, pulled the gasket off and zipped on down to order a replacement. Got the replacement yesterday so today I'm in the garage to put the cylinder back together. I get the gasket back on but the damned thing appears to be a size too large to fit into the cylinder. I heated the gasket (it's just a rubber ring) to make it softer, leaned on the cylinder while I poked the edges of the gasket into the opening until it's all tucked in and it's just too bulged out to slide into the cylinder.
Any other home mechanic type suggestions?
I don't want to push down so hard it ruins the gasket and it's somewhat slick so too much uneven pressure causes it to lean one way or the other.
Thanks.
Carl