Inexpensive Valve Removal Tool
I’ve never owned an Air Force gun until I picked up a 2000 Talon #A000076 at an auction the other day. I wanted to overhaul the valve but didn’t have any way to get the valve off the bottle. After searching the forum I noticed some guys make these special tools for people but I’m kind of a DIY guy at heart. So here’s my inexpensive option I’ve discovered.
I searched my local Fleet Farm and other tractor implement sales stores and found what I needed. Look up the tractor linkage replacement parts section and find the shaft set collars. They come in many sizes in 1/8 increments. Buy the 1-1/4″ set collar about $3.85. It fits over the Talon valve perfectly with only a few thousands of an inch clearance. The collars come with a 3/8″x 16 tpi set screw.
Get a 5″ or 6″ bolt with the same, standard, course, 16tpi, thread while your at Fleet Farm as well if you don’t already have one. Then cut off just enough bolt threads to leave 1″ of threads. Now grind off the bottom 1/2″ of threads till you can just barely see the thread root diameter, the bottom of the threads. This will allow this section to fit into the valve’s burst disc hole as you thread the bolt into the collar. I’ve read recently the newer valves have a second hole, that is not threaded, other than the burst disc hole so I guess you can use that one instead.
That’s it and you’ve got a valve removal tool for less than $5 too!
Thanks for a great forum. I’ve read many a thread and it’s time to give back!
Paul 😀
PS I’m assuming that the current valve housing diameter is still 1.25″, the same as the earlier Talon models. You’re on your own there.
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I picked up these materials for dirt cheap at my farm store, took all the gadgets off my bottle, installed the tools only to find that my valve was only hand tight. Lololo, but the device did work great
NICE!!!
I Like this idea alot….
Especially after I think of all the time I spent boring and turning a piece of barstock into a collar, trying to drill and tap a hole perfectly centered, straight and squared. Then turning a steel rod and cutting threads for the handle. It only took me three tries before i got it right. Lots of chips too!
Good job! +1 :8:
Thanks !!! Had the parts and finally got around to make the tool. Had to sand the inside of the collar a little bit with a dremel to get it to fit over the valve. But it works and saves $$$.
Thanks.
Great first post :thumb:
Good job bro. Looks just like the one I bought for 3 times your cost. :thumb: :thumb:
I basically did the same but used a die holder, gives you two handles then…
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I don’t put the bottle into the vice. I put the collar into the vice with the rod touching the vice so that it keeps the collar from spinning and I then use a strap wrench on the bottle.