WHAT THE HELL!?!?!? Rattling in tank!?
Just had a full day shooting pigeons and starlings. Was asked to come eliminate all the pests so I did as I had today off work.
As I was leaving, I took one last shot at a lone pigeon… when I pulled my Condor out of the backseat, I could hear something rattling around inside the tank!!! So what the hell is wrong now? Yesterday the o-ring blew in my pump so I fixed that, now something is rattling around in my tank! 😥
I have only found one other mention of this but I did not find any directions on how to fix it, or what has busted. Any advice would be SO much appreciated as I need to be up and running ASAP 😥
Thank you in advance!!
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I think I put mine back together with plumbers tape ❓
Your valve has to be removed from the tank to correct it.
Even if the tank/valve o-ring looks good, replace it like I did after having to disassemble it a second time.
If you havent taken the valve off the tank before it is a bitch the first time ❗
A valve removal tool wi prevent chewing up the valve as some have. That looks terrible.
A little heat can help loosen the thread compound that is on the OEM tank. It is not necessary to replace the thread compound just clean up the threads.
If you have the time you could polish the valve seat while you are inside. Also in a humid climate a little di-electric grease could hepl prevent corrosion of the loose brass nut and metal valve spring.
If you save the extras to later it wi be a much simpliar job the second time.
Hey thanks!! Question… Why does the tank seem to operate the same with this part rolling around in there? And are there any sources that I am obviously overlooking that go in depth on the disassembly and repair of the valve?
Ahh the loose nut behind the valve spring ❗
I think I put mine back together with plumbers tape ❓
Your valve has to be removed from the tank to correct it.
Even if the tank/valve o-ring looks good, replace it like I did after having to disassemble it a second time.
If you havent taken the valve off the tank before it is a bitch the first time ❗
A valve removal tool wi prevent chewing up the valve as some have. That looks terrible.
A little heat can help loosen the thread compound that is on the OEM tank. It is not necessary to replace the thread compound just clean up the threads.
If you have the time you could polish the valve seat while you are inside. Also in a humid climate a little di-electric grease could hepl prevent corrosion of the loose brass nut and metal valve spring.
If you save the extras to later it wi be a much simpliar job the second time.
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Try this
http://talonairgun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=31228&hilit=Valve+removal
Makes sence to me that repeated heating and cooling of dis-similar metals causes things to loosen necessitating the use of thread locking compounds through out the AFrifle.
There are other explainations going back years. Maybe someone else can locate a better step by step procedure.