HELP!!! Is my X-Valve a paper weight??!!

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  • zondo
    One of 8 bosses... again.

    • Dec 2006
    • 2245
    #16
    Originally posted by Ando
    You need special gear to get one of these things off guys. No way 2 strap wrenches are going to cut the mustard. Your going to need a vice with asbestos or heat resistant none metallic feet, a foot long (or so) tube that's threaded to go into your air port and a heat gun.

    Slap it into the vice, heat the bastard up and with the tool installed in the air port and someone bracing the valve upright start turning. It's not an easy feat. If you don't have a setup like that, send it to Tuna or your just going to tear up the outside of your valve.

    No joke...

    Tuna is your best bet on this one.
    This is what the magic box is good for! Just insert one of those tubes for leverage with some vice grips!
    Stay Classy, AO...
    BEO: RIP / Topgun Paintball: RIP / Old MCB: RIP

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      • Ando
        Magusmaximus
        • Jun 2009
        • 4144
        #17
        Originally posted by zondo
        This is what the magic box is good for! Just insert one of those tubes for leverage with some vice grips!
        hehe...It's his X-valve bro
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          • DevilMan
            FeedBack is at my HomePage
            • Aug 2004
            • 2479
            #18
            OH NOES!!!!!

            COULD XERO HAVE FINALLY DISCOVERED A PRACTICAL USE FOR THE SP MAGIC BOX?!?!?!?!?!



            DM

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              • xero28
                Registered Useless
                • Mar 2008
                • 1102
                #19
                Originally posted by DevilMan
                OH NOES!!!!!

                COULD XERO HAVE FINALLY DISCOVERED A PRACTICAL USE FOR THE SP MAGIC BOX?!?!?!?!?!



                DM
                I do what I can.

                So, I had a few minutes to tinker and here's what happened. I took out all of the internals and removed the back half of the valve. I left a fitting in the inlet hole and put the valve in a vice with the fitting snug up against the vice. I took some channel locks and put some rubber around the power tube (the larger part) just to see if I might be able to use my super power strength to get it off. Well, super strength wasn't really necessary, it pretty much just came right off. I'm not sure if it had ever been locktited to begin with. I removed the power tube and checked the o-ring. It seemed like it was too big, like it had expanded a little bit, but this might be how it's supposed to be. I replaced the power tube and tightened it down. Aired it up and it doesn't seem to be leaking. I think I'm still going to pick up a new o-ring and replace the old one just to be on the safe side, but it looks like it should be good. Thanks again for all of your help guys.

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