O Rings
Printed From: Tippmann Paintball
Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Upgrades and Customizing
Forum Description: Trick it out!
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Topic: O Rings
Posted By: 98cowboy
Subject: O Rings
Date Posted: 20 August 2004 at 8:39pm
| Does anyone know if you have to use GTA replacement o rings for the 98c, or can you just take your o rings off and go to your auto parts store or somewhere else, and just match some up for alot cheaper.. |
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Posted By: 5ptcontingency
Date Posted: 20 August 2004 at 9:51pm
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Any o-rings that are the correct size will work.
Some o-rings may work better than others, depending on what they're made of though. Also, make sure the gun lubricant you use is safe to use on whichever o-rings you use. But, none of that should be a problem at all. |
Posted By: Bomber Brigade
Date Posted: 20 August 2004 at 9:57pm
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5ptcontingency wrote:Posted By: Kevin Z
Date Posted: 21 August 2004 at 12:21am
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I would really like to find specs on the O-rings. There is no silly reason whatsoever that they should be 3 dollars apiece. I would love to find out what size they are you can buy them for 10 cents. Don't take old ones to size, they wear and stretch, and part of the reason they don't work very good anymore is that they have stretch or shrank. So compare new ones to size replacements. ------------- United States Marine Corps.... When it absolutely, positively, has to be destroyed overnight! Just say NO to junk mods |
Posted By: meteora
Date Posted: 21 August 2004 at 1:14am
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If you take your old ones you can always guestimate, im sure some sort of hardware store that has a plumbing section will have these orings ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
GUN WHORE XTC |
Posted By: 5ptcontingency
Date Posted: 21 August 2004 at 10:00am
A few different types of o-ring materials: Nitrile, Silicone, Fluorosilicone, Neoprene, Fluorocarbon, Ethylene Propylene, Urethane, Aflas, Kalrez, PTFE. |
Posted By: TippyManic32
Date Posted: 21 August 2004 at 3:14pm
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yea you need to make sure that your oil won't eat your o-rings, that happened to my friend on his 98c, boy was he mad. |
Posted By: PBinfonater
Date Posted: 21 August 2004 at 5:24pm
yea you need to make sure that your oil won't eat your o-rings, that happened to my friend on his 98c, boy was he mad.
yeah what they said ------------- There is no "I" in "Team", but there sure is a "Me". Tippmann A-5 RT Flatline Chrome Bullet drop with on/off Male Palmer Internal Polish Stainless Steel kit |
Posted By: SnakeEyes
Date Posted: 21 August 2004 at 7:33pm
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If you have a Lowe's or Home Depot near you, take the o-rings off your gun and go there. Right in the o-ring section they have a sizing chart, normally in the plumbing section. Just match the o-ring you want replaced to the one on the chart and grab a package of that number o-ring.
That's what I do. A 10 pack of o-rings just cost me $1.10 I believe. You're right, they shouldn't cost $3. Never buy directly from Tippmann. ------------- Which falls faster, a lead ball or your IQ after reading some of these posts? http://www.pennstatepaintball.com" rel="nofollow - PSU Paintball |
Posted By: 98cowboy
Date Posted: 22 August 2004 at 1:25pm
| Thanks for the replys guys I was going to go to lowes before but I didn't know if I should, but thanx again thats a big help. |
Posted By: TippmannA5User
Date Posted: 22 August 2004 at 3:08pm
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I work at a hardware store and I took my gun in and started shooting everyone...I mean, I took it in and replaced every O-ring with rubber and neopream (sp) orings. Cost me nothing. ------------- Just shoot yourself and save me the trouble. click the pic! http://mypaintballpics.mypicgallery.com/mpg/Route.asp"> 
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