I removed the regulator in my Avenger .22 to check the delrin seal. After reinstallling the reg it now leaks at that point. I removed again and replaced the O rings using the o rings in Captain O ring Avenger package. Still leaking. Removed and replaced o rings one more time. No joy! Any help?
Regulator leak
- Thread starter pazzo357
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Have you tried removing it and replacing the O rings using the o rings in Captain O Ring avenger package? If not try Removing and replacing o rings once more.
If you cannot solve a simple leak yourself I'd suggest sending the components to a competent gunsmith... hows that for help?
If you cannot solve a simple leak yourself I'd suggest sending the components to a competent gunsmith... hows that for help?
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Thanks, but this video is about reg. creep, not reg. leaks. But this video is the reason that I removed the reg. in the first place, since I have reg. creep. Thanks for trying! Much appreciated.
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I have used all 8 o-rings from 2 Captain O-ring packages. I have cleaned the reg. each time and applied various amounts of silicone grease to each try. The leak is very slow about 200 psi per day. I thought that one of the many members here may have a solution for me. I must say that you have a pretty snotty attitude for such a NEW member! Pls don't reply if you don't have a possible solution. I don't need the aggravation!
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Check for burrs and/or sharp edges on the reg housing. Try to determine which o-rings are damaged as a clue to the area in suspect.
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Are you positive it’s the reg leaking? Verified with bubbles or something? The valve leaking is pretty common also, poppet that is.
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Take a look at the seat that seals the air passage it may need to be cleaned up you could sand it flat if it is all beat up but you would have to use like 600 grit then a 1000 grit and it needs to stay flat then take a look at the other piece of the seat which is usually metal it may also need to be sanded a touch if it is damaging the seat
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Also don’t just swap out o rings, sir. Part of “rebuilding” a reg is to clean it all out with either denatured alcohol or acetone.
I am unfamiliar with the reg and how it’s positioned in an avenger. If it’s a tube installed reg like a typical Huma in a wildcat I’ve found that sometimes “seasoning” the air tube in the area only where the reg sits at helps. That is to completely remove all lubes using acetone, then take a fine grit like 1500 wet/dry sandpaper and scuff up the area where the reg sits at. Clean the tube one more time with acetone and just apply a thin coat of silicone lube on the o rings.
the o rings now have a good biting point in the tube to create the seal.
sometimes too much lube in an air tube causes an o ring to roll once the air pressure pushes against it, causing a leak
I am unfamiliar with the reg and how it’s positioned in an avenger. If it’s a tube installed reg like a typical Huma in a wildcat I’ve found that sometimes “seasoning” the air tube in the area only where the reg sits at helps. That is to completely remove all lubes using acetone, then take a fine grit like 1500 wet/dry sandpaper and scuff up the area where the reg sits at. Clean the tube one more time with acetone and just apply a thin coat of silicone lube on the o rings.
the o rings now have a good biting point in the tube to create the seal.
sometimes too much lube in an air tube causes an o ring to roll once the air pressure pushes against it, causing a leak
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Yes, positive. Bubbles are coming from reg. using soapy water. I did not use a large amount of lube, only thin film. I guess I'll try acetone one more time. Thanks to all for the help.
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Yes ... the inner part that slides back/forth with the spring washers around it is the spool. There is a smaller diameter and larger diameter, both have o-rings,
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Thanks, I've tried to get that apart with now success. I'll try again. The outer O-ring is OK, but I hav'nt been able to check the inner one. I'll try to come up with something that will let me unscrew the reg. to get at the inner O-ing.
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