Loose A-5 Flatline
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Topic: Loose A-5 Flatline
Posted By: AlienA-5
Subject: Loose A-5 Flatline
Date Posted: 16 July 2006 at 5:58pm
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Hey guys. I've got a Flatline barrel for my A-5. It works great!...all except for one thing. the adapter that hooks the barrel into the gun seems to have worn down or something over time because when i put the regular barrel adapter into the gun it is not loose at all. ------------- stop whining an play |
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Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 16 July 2006 at 7:20pm
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Well I would just send it in to Tippmann, Im sure theyll replace it free of charge. Give them a call on the phone and tell them about it and most likely theyll tell you to send it in. ------------- 
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Posted By: Dan db09
Date Posted: 16 July 2006 at 7:29pm
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Enos Shenk wrote:Posted By: Bad-Karma
Date Posted: 16 July 2006 at 11:36pm
| You need a new barrel adapter. Same thing happened to me. Just order the part and screw it in like you would normally and you should be fine. |
Posted By: AlienA-5
Date Posted: 16 July 2006 at 11:54pm
if i sent it to tippmann would they give me a new flatline! probly not huh...------------- stop whining an play |
Posted By: Dan db09
Date Posted: 17 July 2006 at 12:36am
| If the Adapter is worn down you'l need to return it to the company you bought it from... If you got no warrenty you're out of luck my friend. Tippmann will only replace the gun, I don't think they will replace your Flatline. If it's the reciever that are worn they "might" replace them. |
Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 17 July 2006 at 2:31am
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Smack the flatline around, and tell it to stop being a slut. ... Maybe that was a bit too dry. |
Posted By: AlienA-5
Date Posted: 17 July 2006 at 8:01am
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I tried than but it just growled and bit me ------------- stop whining an play |
Posted By: Bad-Karma
Date Posted: 17 July 2006 at 5:07pm
| o wow im sorry i read this wrong last night i thought it was the stock barrel adapter that was giving you trouble. Hmmm the flatline never got loose on mine. Thats really weird. Either you wore down the threads on the barrel or your receivers got worn. Did you make sure all the bolts in the front were tight? |
Posted By: Gravesend
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 9:59am
| I have had the same problem but it was my fault. When I polished the internals on my A-5 I did such a GREAT job that I polished the receiver down baby smooth. Well too smooth. So what I did to fix the problem was to lightly spray just the receiver part down with Duracoat paint (black) and let dry. I will have to do this from time to time but it works. Just be careful not to overspray all over the internal of the receiver halves. Only spray the part of the receiver where the barrel locks into. |
Posted By: Squishey
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 4:21pm
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maybe it needs an o-ring, i know on the newer a-5's they have giant o-rins around the barrel adapter
------------- Canadians do it on top. 
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Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 4:32pm
| I had a similar problem with the Flatline being a bit loose. I suppose Tippmann might fix it if I sent my gear to them, but I found that a quick wrap of teflon tape made the problem go away. |
Posted By: tubaplaya99
Date Posted: 22 July 2006 at 11:59am
i put a lapco bigshot on mine and it was wobbling around so i just went to one of the regulars at my field and he fixed it for me
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