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    Posted: 26 March 2008 at 10:10am
Ok well  I've had the same power tube on my gun since I bought it when I was twelve and well...  last year when I took it apart to clean it the threading on the powertube fell out.  I can no longer screw the powertube to the inside of my gun.  So I took some epoxy and stuck it back in and it works great but now I have the minor set backs.  I have CO2  coming out of the holes on the side of my gun.

Should I   A.  Get new power tube or   B. Fill in the holes with something
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Get a new powertube/valve.

Edited by Snake6. - 27 March 2008 at 11:27am

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Hah.  I was afraid of that. 

I hate spending money.  Even just $40.
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Is there anything I should do to the system while I'm disecting?
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get rid of the shank barrel.
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NEVER!!!  
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Threading on the powertube?
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Don't you have a 98? What threading are you talking about. The ones on the right receiver half?
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its not your powertube its you valve. you powertube is fine
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Originally posted by <SPAN =bold>QcXf</SPAN> QcXf wrote:

its not your powertube its you valve. you powertube is fine

What I was thinking. I stripped my threads the first time I stripped down my 98. Granted that most of the threads were still intact, I applied loctite to my valve bolts.

Either try what I did, or just purchase a new valve.

Edit: Oh yea, the loctite was sufficient to keep the power tube assembly firm within the receiver halves. It was as if I hadn't messed up the threads at all



Edited by nickname - 27 March 2008 at 2:14am
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