Removing the Powertube
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Topic: Removing the Powertube
Posted By: stealthy2
Subject: Removing the Powertube
Date Posted: 01 December 2005 at 3:39pm
| I've read here that it shouldn't be done. Why not? It seems easy enough to get it back in right. In fact, I don't see how it could be put back in wrong... Why is it important that it not be taken out? |
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Posted By: mason4300
Date Posted: 01 December 2005 at 4:22pm
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well, there's the danger of stripping out the threads in the valve, which is definately not good; you'd have to buy a new valve. (In case you didn't know, the two screws that hold the power tube in place actually go through holes in the tube directly into the valve body.) ------------- -mason4300 
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Posted By: Bango
Date Posted: 01 December 2005 at 5:38pm
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^^^That's true if you have a 98. If you're using an A-5, it's not a problem.
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Posted By: mason4300
Date Posted: 01 December 2005 at 9:14pm
Hey, don't make fun of me, I can't afford an A5!  ------------- -mason4300
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Posted By: stealthy2
Date Posted: 05 December 2005 at 3:29pm
| Sorry for the late reply, but I really need to know. Is the only problem with taking off the powertube the risk of stripping the threads in the valve? |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 05 December 2005 at 3:38pm
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yeah.
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Posted By: mason4300
Date Posted: 05 December 2005 at 3:55pm
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not a huge risk though, unless you do it often or if you're just a dumbnut who overtightens it too much. ------------- -mason4300
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