any suggestions?
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Topic: any suggestions?
Posted By: nathanours
Subject: any suggestions?
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 12:05am
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ok i have decided to take my 98c apart not because ne thing is wrong, but i want to see how it works do u guys have ne suggestions? i have heard to take the halves apart slowly but is there ne thing else i should know? i printed out the larger blow apart diagram on the tippmann website so it is easier to see than my manuel also and is it very hard to get back together? ------------- 
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 12:22am
| It should be very easy. Everyone gets scared. I like to mess with things so I tend to open up my gun before I even get to use it. As long as you have memory, it will be extremely easy to put everything back where it belongs. The only thing you really have to worry about is to make sure the back bolt stop stays on the left receiver half and not the one you take off (right). Also keep the feedneck on so you don't risk losing the front site spring. |
Posted By: TIPPY98ACT
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 12:23am
Just pay attention to how everything comes apart, and take your time. Sounds like your on the right track. In my opinion it's not that hard. I have respect for your curiosity and willingness to learn. If you have any problems we have your back. Good luck and remember take your time! 
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Posted By: nathanours
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 12:28am
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well i have taken apart my 3 airsoft guns lol and have modded them to have a shorter trigger pull and be smoother also i have heard of polished internals? does this help much and if so is it hard to do? -------------
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Posted By: nathanours
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 12:55am
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ok so i took it apart and hopefully it will go back together one thing i was wondering a while back was if my gun has the act in it is the act the silver bar that slides on the top bolt and connects the front and back bolt? -------------
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Posted By: TIPPY98ACT
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 1:02am
| I have not polished mine. But some will tell you it makes all the difference in the world. Others will say it is pointless. I do know that if you get carried away (polishing) you can really screw up the tolerance's for your guns internals. If you do decide to try it remember there is a right way and a wrong way to do it! My best advice would be to do a search on this. As far as the A.C.T goes...no the rod is found on all 98's (model or custom). First, did your gun's package have a blue sticker on it that said A.C.t equipped? Second, Do you have two springs in the rear of the gun (upper and lower)? the lower is the drive spring the upper is for the A.C.T. Watch http://www.tippmann.com/product_guide/actTechnology.aspx - this! |
Posted By: nathanours
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 1:26am
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sry by rod i mean "linkage arm" as it says in the manual and mine is not bent like the one in the diagram and if i stick my finger in the hopper hole like a pb it would definately break a ball and it has no springs on top of the main bolt spring if that makes sense so what do u think? Edit: oh and on the package i did not notice an act oval, but i got the gun only a few days before this last christmas and the manual said act on it -------------
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Posted By: TIPPY98ACT
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 1:46am
First stop sticking your finger in the hopper hole ( a.k.a the feed port) and pulling the trigger!!! That hurt didn't it  ! Second in my opinion you don't have A.C.T. I'm going to guess, but did your gun come from a department store like Wal-mart or K-mart? I have a friend who bought one and his manual was printed to cover the change over from non A.C.T to current. Don't worry about it though, you still have one of the most reliable markers ever made. Also the non A.C.T markers have a little bit higher rate of fire (less friction).
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Posted By: nathanours
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 1:49am
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i got mine from a sporting good store for 120 dollars for the whole kit with mask goggles and tank thats probably why it was cheap also does the grey oring need to be right behind the bolt or against the back plastic plug? oh and i didnt just stick my finger in and pull the trigger lol i just held the trigger down and pulled the bolt back and lowred it down on my finger to see if it could break a ball oh and i got everything back to gether fine, but i was unsure of where the grey oring went so i put it agianst the black plastic plug but if i am wrong i can easily switch it and do balls break alot in 98s without act?
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Posted By: TIPPY98ACT
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 2:16am
| You should not have a lot or if any ball breakage under normal operation. Unless you start doing mods like the R/T (Response trigger) or E-trigger (Electronic trigger). Please use the search button if you have questions about what they do before you post about them. Nothing personnel but they have both been covered many times over. |
Posted By: nathanours
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 2:20am
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ne idea about the oring? and thx for all your help -------------
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Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 2:22am
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If you have a large Rubber Maid tub thing, take it apart over it. Collecting tiny parts is easier out of a bucket than rolled halfway across tile floor or digging a spring from carpet. ------------- 
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Posted By: nathanours
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 2:25am
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i took it apart over an old white towel learned quite a bit about how it works it seemed to fit back together very well and i had no problems i was just wondering about where the grey oring went -------------
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Posted By: TIPPY98ACT
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 2:34am
| I think you are talking about what is called the buffer o-ring. It goes between the rear bolt and end cap. It provides a (cushion) for the rear bolt. It doesn't have a place for it to seat. It floats between the two. Look at the manual or digram you have. |
Posted By: nathanours
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 2:40am
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k that sounds right thanks now all i need to do is see if it leaks...hopefully it wont o well that can wait for tomorow -------------
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Posted By: phil_stl
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 12:07pm
Before you test I'd put that rear/buffer o-ring back in where it belongs if it already isn't.
Who taugh you that?? |
TIPPY98ACT wrote:Posted By: TIPPY98ACT
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 12:16pm
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Several different web sights. You just made me look into it.
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Posted By: phil_stl
Date Posted: 02 February 2007 at 2:20pm
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Good stuff. Are you winking at me??  |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 03 February 2007 at 10:20am
| You shouldn't have any leakage problems because I doubt you messed with the hoses. |
Posted By: nathanours
Date Posted: 03 February 2007 at 3:29pm
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k good it works great i put gas in it and no leaks also how far should i screw in the velocity adjustment screw for around 250 fps? iwont be able to chrono for like 4 days so i was just wondering if is should be pretty tight or looser for around 250 fps -------------
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 03 February 2007 at 6:27pm
| It is forbidden for us to tell you how far the velocity screw is supposed to be in. In order for this to stay unlocked, no one will tell you what they think it should be at. For safety reasons, wait to play until you can get to a chrono. Conditions vary everywhere. It could be perfect one day and then be extremely high the next. So if you want us to tell how far to put it, screw it all the way in. |
Posted By: nathanours
Date Posted: 04 February 2007 at 3:14pm
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will all the way in allow no air or just like 150fps? -------------
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Posted By: paintballinbill
Date Posted: 04 February 2007 at 3:37pm
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the way the velocity screw works is by disrupting the flow of air...you'll always use the same amount of air, unless you change the strength of the spring (the one that fits inside the rear bolt). ------------- 98 Custom milled;painted;J&J Ceramic;X-Chamber;R/T;Cyclone. |