NEW WILDCAT LEAKING

[Hynzie]

i got a 5 week WCAT leaking 3 bar a day gun came void orf air ,,tightened brass screw thought that did it ,it actually stopped till i used agin,, shot another tin and its still leaking retightened screw ,still leaking.3 bar last night ,,regulator ? anyone got any ideas/ methods of leak testing? i hate to mail to AOA even though i got a R A for a free ride there UTAH AIR GUNS REALLY STANDS BEHIND THERE STUFF 

 

[douger]

both are very reputable send back for fixing

 

[2D1C]

Can Utah Air do repairs?

 

[Hynzie]

UTAH AIR SET IT UP TO SEND TO AOA even paying to send it out,, UA are real good to me

 

[Guest]

Hynzie you are doing the right thing...just ship it to Airguns of Arizona and they will change the o-rings and solve the problem. It is under warranty so they are glad to do the warranty repair for you. The problem is that sometimes FX gets a bad batch of o-rings or one gets deformed slightly in assembly. And even when they are perfect and there are no leaks, that's not to say you won't develop one someday in the future because the air from a scuba shop is 100% dry air - it has to be or scuba divers would get pneumonia. But it just sucks the moisture out of o-rings which is just one of the reasons we coat the o-rings with silicone grease when installing them. AOA will have it working better than new in no time for you.

Just for fun though, you may go to the AOA website and watch the repair videos on the Wildcats that were made by the Wildcat Wizard - Steve Buchanan! I think it was just supercool of him to make them for us so we could do some of these things for ourselves after the warranty period runs out.

All the best, Chuck

 

[dirtbikerick]

Grind down a 7/16" open end wrench thin so it slips onto the pressure gauge hex and tighten that sucker down, worked on mine, just saying.

 

[Dartagnan]

If you haven't, try putting clear packing tape over the breath hole for the regulator. You'll have to remove the stock to do this. If the packing tape fills starts filling with air then it's leaking out of the regulator housing or the regulator. 

 

[Hynzie]

Wow thanks guy really appreciate the great info pat

 

[ComoVez]

I had a similar problem when I got my WC 22 from Precision Air Gun. I sent it to AOA and it came back in much better condition. Here's the thread. Just send it in for repairs, you won't regret it.

 

[Hynzie]

Thanks airgun brothers and hopefully sisters. i learned a bunch cant wait to get home to try and diagnos.My wild cat

 

[Hynzie]

10 speed wrench the small one that's all flat the ones you had when you were a kid I might have an old rusty one that be perfect to fit in to test see if that gauge is leaking thanks guys

 

[dirtbikerick]

Hope that does it, mine was not even snug.

 

[Hynzie]

thanks guy