More times than not if you pull the tube you will crack it or break it. I don't have a chronic problem breaking tubes, because I now remove mine with a wrench.
More times than not, if you pull the tube, it'll be fine..
We replaced dozens and dozens, prob over 100 engines for Sears over about a decade, Think I replaced less than a dozen tubes, loose one's you tin with solder, cracked or broken ones, replaced..
