replacing poppets...and getting them back in?

[BucksPA]

is there a trick to this. i replaced some of the poppets on my kegs but cant get the dip tubes back in at all. they were snug before, but now they are loose and will just drop back in to the keg. do i just need keg lube, or am i missing something that aligns them in the center, straight and sturdy...the way they were when i pulled them out.

thanks

 

[Walker]

Take a normal (non-clickable) ball-point pen and remove the guts of it so you just have a sturdy hollow tube left in your hands. You can use that to press the poppets back up into the posts. They should click into place (they have feet that catch on a rib inside of the post.)