Need help degassing my Wildcat MK3

[m021478]

I’m trying to apply a carbon fiber wrap on my Wildcat MK3 and I’m having a difficult time degassing the gun so that I can apply the wrap to the air cylinder. When I pull off the dust cover, the gauge at the front of the gun is attached via a super thin brass nut, but no wrench in my toolbox seems thin enough to be able to grab onto it. I even went to Home Depot and bought a thin wrench set to help me accomplish the task, but they still weren’t thin enough.

I watched Ernest Rowe‘s video on YouTube demonstrating how to disassemble (and degas) the Wildcat MK3, and he simply pulled out of wrench and loosened it right up and made it look like a piece of cake... but alas, I’m stuck.

Anyone have any suggestions on how best to go about this? Am I missing something?

 

[2manyAirGunz]

On my Wildcat MK1 there is a small brass piece on the left side of the breech block that accommodates an approximately 3mm hex wrench. Turning this brass piece counterclockwise de-gasses my MK1. To access this de-gassing port, the stock must be removed.

Is your MK3 different?

 

[m021478]

You can watch Ernest degas the gun at about 25 seconds into this video: https://youtu.be/YLtbQ2dp1Uw

I guess I just need to go get a thinner wrench set

 

[Skydivingmiami]

slowly unscrew the air gauge.. once you hear the air coming out, leave the gun alone for a good 10 mins. 

You may need to get the right sized wrench and grind it down to fit. (harbor freight is good for those things) cheap tools

 

[Catawba-Mike]

There is such a thing as “thin wrenches” . I had to search the web to find them.

 

[mr.grimm]

Degas the MK 3 BY Loosening the regulator gage slowly.

 

[ladwict]

Degas the MK 3 BY Loosening the regulator gage slowly.

I tried to do that but after I made 3 full turns opening there was still no air “ sissing” and ai did not dare to loosen more. i decided to go for the airgauge afterwards that started sissing after a slight turn . Should I just continue loosening the regulator gauge without any risks till air escapes ?

 

[mr.grimm]

Degas the MK 3 BY Loosening the regulator gage slowly.

I tried to do that but after I made 3 full turns opening there was still no air “ sissing” and ai did not dare to loosen more. i decided to go for the airgauge afterwards that started sissing after a slight turn . Should I just continue loosening the regulator gauge without any risks till air escapes ?

Try threading the gage back in a little. On mine it took about 4 turns to start leaking air then it stopped. So i loosened the gage some more, and it leaked a little then stopped. I started to thread the gage back in, afraid to unthread any farther and it started leaking more air at a faster rate till it blead the air cylinder. Their should be a better way to degas the MK 3 but I am unaware of one. 

 

[exsquid]

You can buy Speedwox Ignition wrenches on Amazon and they are thin enough for degassing.

 

[m021478]

I bought this thin wrench set on Amazon and I was then easily able to degas my Wildcat. Thanks everyone!

 

[sniperlabyo]

Degas the MK 3 BY Loosening the regulator gage slowly.

I tried to do that but after I made 3 full turns opening there was still no air “ sissing” and ai did not dare to loosen more. i decided to go for the airgauge afterwards that started sissing after a slight turn . Should I just continue loosening the regulator gauge without any risks till air escapes ?

Never loosen a guage with a X-ring on mk3 X-ring will seal till you blow the guage off, the tube guage has delrin seal will leak as soon you loosen guage.



Ernest

 

[ladwict]

Thanks a lot Ernest. Many say it is better to bleed via reg gage but yr. Info made me wiser. Fortunately I did not made more turns in my attempt !