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removing a spring from the pneumatic pump
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lugnet.technic
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Date:
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Sat, 15 Jan 2000 02:06:57 GMT
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I just purchased a technic sub with the large pneumatic pump. I was wondering
if there is an easy way to remove the spring from the pump. I've seen pictures
of motorized compressors with the spring off the pump, but don't see how you
get it off (aside from cutting the spring and tearing it off).
thanks in advance,
jeff
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: removing a spring from the pneumatic pump
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| You can work the spring off the top of the plunger by pulling on it and unscrewing it over the knob on the plunger. It will distort the spring slightly, but it can be reinstalled in a reverse manner and still work well. -- Bob Fay (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: removing a spring from the pneumatic pump
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| Note that most of the motorized compressors I've seen on the web do not use the large pump that comes with the explorer sub, they use the smaller things. Somewhere there is a web site that describes using an RCX to measure the efficiency of 3 (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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