Fried Valve O-Rings
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Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Gun Maintenace and Repair
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Topic: Fried Valve O-Rings
Posted By: Szellem
Subject: Fried Valve O-Rings
Date Posted: 27 May 2013 at 2:27pm
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Hi, I have a 98 Custom that's all stock except for a J&J barrel. After getting home from college, I broke out my gear and spent a day playing paintball with some friends. Midway through the day I went for a CO2 refill, but when I re-attached the tank my marker vented a large amount of CO2 through the barrel and bolt. I ended up giving up on using my marker the rest of the day, and the field staff graciously replaced it with a rental for free. Today I had time to open everything up and take a look: There was something pinched in the valve:  I pulled it out:  It's an o-ring:  I managed to wrestle the stupid pin out and remove the valve internals. As I took out the rear block, another o-ring literally bubbled out of the valve.   The manual shows two o-rings in the valve, both type SL2-25. I think what I'm seeing is both of them, with one of them having sloughed off a layer or something. I've purchased replacement rings, and along the way learned that a common maintenance practice is to drip some oil into the ASA (CO2 receiver threads, right?) and then dry fire a few times to distribute the oil to the valve. Will doing this help ensure that I won't be replacing the rings again next summer? Also: Would compressed air help at all from a maintenance standpoint? I've considered getting an air tank. Thanks, |
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Posted By: TippmannEmployee1
Date Posted: 06 June 2013 at 12:20pm
| About a year ago there was some valves that received the wrong durometer valve o-rings. This is only a problem when using co2 & was corrected. Those markers have a two year warranty, so if you have any other issues contact Tippmann for a free repair. Good job getting that valve apart! |
Posted By: Szellem
Date Posted: 06 June 2013 at 6:54pm
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Awesome, good to know x) I ordered four replacement Tippmann SL2-25s, and got two of them installed a few days ago. Should be going out to test it here in a few days! |