Spray some carb cleaner in the rod channel to clean the excess oil away, let it evaporate.I used an old rod that was screwed up, take some gum that you've been chewing on all day and stick it to the old rod and let is sit for a minute. After it sits for a minute it will stay on the old rod instead of coming off in the channel, stick it in the channel and you'll feel it smush against the good rod, hold it there for about 10 seconds and pull it out slowly.