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    Posted: 12 May 2006 at 11:31pm

last time i went paintballing, the two valve scews came out at one point, i dont know exactly when it happened but i saw that they were missing at the end of the day.  when i took my gun apart to clean it, i noticed there was a very very small hole in the plastic part of the valve that i can see where one of the valve screws goes in. is this hole supposed to be here, or do i have to get a new valve?

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Originally posted by imonfire imonfire wrote:

last time i went paintballing, the two valve scews came out at one point, i dont know exactly when it happened but i saw that they were missing at the end of the day.  when i took my gun apart to clean it, i noticed there was a very very small hole in the plastic part of the valve that i can see where one of the valve screws goes in. is this hole supposed to be here, or do i have to get a new valve?

At this point I see that there are 20 people who have looked at you post, but no one has responded. Probably because your question is not quite clear.

Which marker do you have? Also, the confusing part is your reference to "plastic part" of the valve. The valve is aluminum and the screws thread into the aluminum body of that valve.

The plastic part is the power tube. There are certainly two holes through the side of the power tube through which the screws reach to thread into the power valve. Now, we need more clarification to analyze the problem.

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Bruce, you can assume that because it has "two screws" in the valve it is a 98. However I can't even begin to comprehend the rest of it.
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are you talking about the hole that is plugged where the r/t or cyclone goes?
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I don’t have one either. Is that good???

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If you lost the two screws that bolt the valve to the side of the receiver, then yes, you'll probably need a new valve. The valve body is very soft aluminum, and the threads are probably stripped, hence the reason the screws fell out.
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Originally posted by Snake6 Snake6 wrote:

Bruce, you can assume that because it has "two screws" in the valve it is a 98. However I can't even begin to comprehend the rest of it.

So the A-5 valve is not held by a similar screw set up?



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Originally posted by Bruce A. Frank Bruce A. Frank wrote:

Originally posted by Snake6 Snake6 wrote:

Bruce, you can assume that because it has "two screws" in the valve it is a 98. However I can't even begin to comprehend the rest of it.

So the A-5 valve is not held by a similar screw set up?


If I am thinking right for this early in the morning, no it isnt. Because when you field strip the A-5, you only have undo the pins for the valve to come out. I don't recall ever having to undo 2 screws in the right side reciever half.
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You can get the new screws at any hardware store. I am assuming that you
are using a 98 because of the two valve screws. They are 10-32 threadded.
Just make sure you are using loctite when you replace them. The third hole
MIGHT be the tap hole for the r/t and cyclone. Just get another 10-32 screw
and use that if you are lazy like me.

Edited by FarSeer - 16 May 2006 at 12:21am
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Ilford Rule Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 May 2006 at 10:28pm
Hmm... have you ever tightened those screws? because when I installed my X-chamber when I had no clue what I was doing, I stripped those holes out very easily. Waited a month to get a valve.
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