whats up with this tab?

Dogger · 04-19-2012, 10:17 PM

ok so I am working on both VMs to make a working VM. The valve came right out of one body, but the other it didnt

The other body has a tab holding the bvalve from coming out. Is there a trick to getting it out? I tried several times and cant get it and I cant get the tab bent down to allow it to release the valve. I am using the valve tool

Dogger · 04-20-2012, 09:57 AM

i treid taking a picture of it but I cant get a good pic. One body does not have a tab and it is a clean pull to get the valve out. The other body has a welded tab to keep the valve in place. I can clock it but cant take it out and after 15+ years of sitting, it needs to come out.

Titus · 04-20-2012, 10:08 AM

A tab like a spring loaded tab? Both screws are out of the side correct? That's a deep area to get a weld in there. Have you tried putting air to it? Place the open end against a pillow and screw a tank on it to apply pressure to shoot the valve out.

Dogger · 04-20-2012, 07:22 PM

just tried the pillow trick.. it is an actual piece of metal fused to the body. I tried a hammer and a long screwdriver to pop it off and its a no go. I removed both bolts. Looking down the chamber that the valve is housed in, that is where the tab is. I will try to take a pic of it.

Dogger · 04-20-2012, 07:48 PM

ok so further investigation with my trusty surefire and an 18" screwdriver I got it out. it was a piece of metal that was wedged in. I assume that this was why the gun wouldnt cycle properly. it was losing oomph when it hit this tab of metal. Time for new rings and a good bath and a rebuild.

04-19-2012, 10:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dogger The Franchise Join Date: Apr 2012	whats up with this tab? ok so I am working on both VMs to make a working VM. The valve came right out of one body, but the other it didnt The other body has a tab holding the bvalve from coming out. Is there a trick to getting it out? I tried several times and cant get it and I cant get the tab bent down to allow it to release the valve. I am using the valve tool __________________ Demonic Cocker No.4

04-20-2012, 09:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dogger The Franchise Join Date: Apr 2012	i treid taking a picture of it but I cant get a good pic. One body does not have a tab and it is a clean pull to get the valve out. The other body has a welded tab to keep the valve in place. I can clock it but cant take it out and after 15+ years of sitting, it needs to come out. __________________ Demonic Cocker No.4

04-20-2012, 10:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
Titus www.tituspb.com Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Group W Bench	A tab like a spring loaded tab? Both screws are out of the side correct? That's a deep area to get a weld in there. Have you tried putting air to it? Place the open end against a pillow and screw a tank on it to apply pressure to shoot the valve out. __________________ Feedback Dealer for APP, CCI, Nelson, Leland, Valken, Tippmann, Procaps, etc Please donate to make a difference in my fathers life Willing to be a 3rd party for shipments to Canada anywhere in the world just PM me. Buy a Celanis Paintball Patch for a good cause

04-20-2012, 07:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dogger The Franchise Join Date: Apr 2012	just tried the pillow trick.. it is an actual piece of metal fused to the body. I tried a hammer and a long screwdriver to pop it off and its a no go. I removed both bolts. Looking down the chamber that the valve is housed in, that is where the tab is. I will try to take a pic of it. __________________ Demonic Cocker No.4

04-20-2012, 07:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dogger The Franchise Join Date: Apr 2012	ok so further investigation with my trusty surefire and an 18" screwdriver I got it out. it was a piece of metal that was wedged in. I assume that this was why the gun wouldnt cycle properly. it was losing oomph when it hit this tab of metal. Time for new rings and a good bath and a rebuild. __________________ Demonic Cocker No.4

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