Dangerous Valve Screw Problem
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Topic: Dangerous Valve Screw Problem
Posted By: Sentinelz
Subject: Dangerous Valve Screw Problem
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 2:38pm
It shot out and HIT ME in the back...   ------------- 
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Posted By: triggerhappy1
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 3:17pm
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Please explain it with some detail. It doesnt make much sense. Dont be afraid to type a little. ------------- 
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Posted By: Sentinelz
Date Posted: 28 March 2005 at 4:17pm
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The valve screw shot off of the gun and hit me how else can it be described? the screw sepereates from the gun with great force and takes flight through the air and hits me -------------
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triggerhappy1 wrote:Posted By: Spykill
Date Posted: 29 March 2005 at 6:48am
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Hmm. Detail is scarce, so what your saying is the valve screw, (black thing) that goes thru the power tube, into the valve, it flying out and hitting you? ------------- Homemade Blowback vents Polished Internals 14" Teardrop Flatline MaddMann Springs Vented Elbow DOP RVA DOP Rocket Cock II C02. Soon to come: Palmer Male Stab (yes!) Halo B RT (hehehe) |
Posted By: LordJovian
Date Posted: 29 March 2005 at 8:01am
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You torqued it too much and stripped the threads. You need to replace the valve. Don't torque it next time- just wrap teflon tape once or twice around it, and screw it in until you feel a bit of resistance. Overtightening causes the screw to pull the threads off, thus making it sit loose. When you aired up the gun, the screw began sliding outward from the weaken threads, and it finally destroyed the threads and made the screw fly out. ------------- A-5 E-grip Chipley Custom Carbon Graphite 16" Evil Adapter(Spyder) 32 Deg New '03 XChamber Remote Line Gun Sling Sniper f/x Stock LPK 68/4500 HPA R-5 CP Reg JCS Duel Trigger |
Posted By: Sentinelz
Date Posted: 29 March 2005 at 2:05pm
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I already did that it hasn't re-occured... but I still have a small mark on my back the indent of the spot where the wrench goes in... -------------
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