98 Custom Problems
Printed From: Tippmann Paintball
Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Gun Maintenace and Repair
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Topic: 98 Custom Problems
Posted By: BaCardy
Subject: 98 Custom Problems
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 10:28pm
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My gun will shoot about 2 - 4 shots and then suddenly uncock itself...I tightened the powertube screws on the right side of the gun - using lock-tite. I have made sure everything is put together right.. the only thing I haven't tried is replacing the O-rings, for the simple fact that I don't know which O-Rings I should replace... Any help would be greatly appreciated. And the sooner, the better. ~*BaCardy*~ |
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 10:31pm
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Are you chopping paint? What type of hopper are you using? The most common cause of this problem is you are shooting to fast for your hopper to keep up. ------------- 
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Posted By: BaCardy
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 10:32pm
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I have the cyclone feed...I even put my old hopper back on because I have never had this problem before the cyclone feed and it did the same thing... I'm baffled... |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 10:33pm
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Does it do it no matter how fast you are firing? Like, if you are firing slow does it still do it? -------------
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Posted By: BaCardy
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 10:35pm
| Yes - Sometimes I can get a few more out with it being slower, but not too often |
Posted By: Capt.Jonesy
Date Posted: 07 December 2006 at 11:19am
Does it uncock from the cocked position... or do you mean it fails to re-cock after firing? If it uncocks from the cocked postion with no action from you, then the sear catch on the bolt may be worn down or the spring on the sear is worn. If it fails to re-cock after firing, consider this... Have you done any mods to the springs? If so, replace with originals. You may very well have a leak, so you should replace all the rings (buy a kit, its fairly cheap). ------------- 
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BaCardy wrote:Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 07 December 2006 at 12:13pm
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Check your hammer and bolt o-rings to make sure they aren't swollen or broken. Make sure your sear isn't worn on the catching edge, same goes for the hammer. Also, make sure your ball-detent is in correctly (so the ball pushes it down as it and the bolt travel forward) if it is installed backward, well, that can cause that kind of issue. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |