VALVE TOOLS

Got tired of fussing with dissasembly of the tank/valve/retainer so made up a couple quick tools tonight. A “spanner” for the brass valve stem guide; and a “valve socket” for removing the valve from the tank.

The retainer wrench is aluminum w/ SS spanner pins.

The Valve Socket is threaded on one side to allow a dowel pin to engage the hole in the side of the valve body; top of the socket milled to a hex to allow use of an impact socket on an air driver. Just a short “brrp” and the valve is loosened without leaving any marks and withouth having to improvise a way to hold the tank in a vise.

Should’ve done this a long time ago.

And yes, I’m going to replace the “bolt/pin” with one made for the purpose, much shorter and a nice knurled thumbscrew type knob on the end. Just didn’t get that far today. Works like a charm.