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| Originally Posted by NeilB No it don't....well it does but only once the valve is open. When it is closed there is no pressure between the slug and the spindle.
I have on many occasion removed the spindle and nut to clean the o ring or spindle shaft. Nothing bad has ever happened. In fact you know there is no pressure there becuase once you have moved the nut a quarter turn you can undo it by hand. |
OK, if the valve is closed then you'll be relying on the very fine brass thread to hold the slug in place.
If you know this already Neil, why are you asking if it's OK? Frankly I think it's fucking stupid in the extreme coming on here suggesting that something like this is OK, but if you know better, suit yourself. You'll be saving a couple of quid's worth of gas after all
BTW, why is the manifold isolation valve any different?