R/T powertube
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Topic: R/T powertube
Posted By: warhead
Subject: R/T powertube
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 6:58pm
| well i just bought my r/t and had no problem doing all the assembly, untill it came time to remove the valve from the stock 98 custom powertube... its jammed i cant get it out i tried pusing it out from the 1 end with an alan key but its a spring and it jsut sprung in a bit, maybe its the lock tight that fused the plastic power tube to the valve... i have no idea... any suggestions? |
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Posted By: dodan44
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 7:58pm
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wow idk mine came out fine. call your local pro shop. ------------- i pawn noobs |
Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 9:35pm
| make sure your velocity screw is either all the way in, or all the way out. |
Posted By: warhead
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 10:13pm
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i got it out with a pencil i had to push hard it flew across the room |
Posted By: PaintballPIMPIN
Date Posted: 24 February 2006 at 1:19pm
| i took a set of pliers and pulled, the tube was in a vise too so try that but dont tightin the vise to much. |
Posted By: spudcrazy
Date Posted: 24 February 2006 at 1:39pm
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I wouldn't use pliers. I have always used the eraser end of a pencil. I put it flat on a bench (pin side down) and pushed (velocity screw removed, of course). Then, held it in my hands with my fingers laying over the pin side and pressed it out the rest of the way. It can be hard to get it to initially drop, but once it does, the last little bit should be easy. ------------- http://www.thelloydsonline.com/paintball - SPUDCRAZY http://www.oldmanmilitia.com"> 
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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 24 February 2006 at 2:12pm
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Pulling on the pin with pliers will do the job, but if you don't use a protective covering (leather or plastic) on the jaws you could heavily scratch the stem. For the most part those scratches wouldn't interfere with the movement of the pin through the hole in the body of the valve. Heavy scratches on the larger diameter pin used in some LPK valves could scrape and effect smooth movement. Either push the valve out of the tube or or use soft jaw type pliers if you need to pull on the pin. |
PaintballPIMPIN wrote:Posted By: Tippyprouser
Date Posted: 26 February 2006 at 10:44pm
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um...he already got it out if you haven't noticed. ------------- Setup: Tippmann Custom Pro E-trigger 12" All American BT Folding Stock GTA Inline Expansion Chamber Kit Dead on Pro seal Cyclone Feed System Remote Line Polished internals |
Posted By: OOshanis
Date Posted: 26 February 2006 at 11:30pm
did you ever find it again? lol |
Posted By: rdcisneros3
Date Posted: 28 February 2006 at 3:48pm
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For future reference you can just bang the thick end of the powertube against a table or workbench and it will slowly slide down enough until you can grab the actual valve (not the pin) and pull it out. This is how Tippmann recommends it be done. ------------- Donny Cisneros |