Misc Sportwing Questions

[JAG]

<font color='#000080'>Dear all,

Hope you can help with a couple of problems I have. If the questions are stupid I apologise beforehand!  

First up is this. On the photo below, the tank handle only has one screw to fix it together. I've unscrewed it but can't get the handle off! Do I need a special tool? Any ideas?



I would like to take it off as when the wing is sitting on the cylinder the wing sits quite high. When I put the first stage on the cylinder the hoses sit across the top of the wing, when the wing gets inflated it puts pressure on the hoses and tries to inflate around them. I'm hoping that by removing the handle, (as the looped strap won't fit over the handle) the wing will sit lower on the cylinder (about 1.5 inches) and alleviate any undue pressure on the hoses and making a clear path for them.

Hope you can understand that.

Thanks in advance,

Ian

[JohnD]

<font color='#F52887'>on these handles with one screw you need to remove the pillar valve to remove the handle. the ones with 2 screws remove completely without having to remove the pillar. I dont quite know what you are talking about when you mention &quot;the looped strap&quot;?

[Digger]

<font color='#000080'>If you want to take a valve out, it's not too hard. Just depressurize the tank completely, then get a spanner the right size for the faces you're going to use to get it out. Some of them need a tap with a mallet, then valve should come out easy enough. Don't let any crap get in the cylinder, then simply put the valve back in the way you got it out, but backwards. Tighten it up as tight as it was when you took it off. Other option is to just cut the handle off. You don't want it anyway.

[JAG]

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Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (JohnDuncan @ Mar. 31 2004,20:10)]I dont quite know what you are talking about when you mention &quot;the looped strap&quot;?

Thanks guys for that.. Learn something new every day.

John, I'm sure it's not the technical name for it but the looped strap I refer to is:


All the best,

Ian

[Fathoms Down]

I bought a 7l stage cylinder at LIDS and it was fitted with one. I didn't bother taking the valve off but used a tommy bar to pry the two sides of the compression joint appart. A bit of brute force and ignorrance and it pinged off. Easy &nbsp;

The trick is to get the two side of the compression joint (slit) either side of the valve body then the handle will pull off.

[JAG]

<font color='#000080'>Sorted! Two tent pegs, bit of leverage and voila!! Off she comes. The wing has dropped nicely into place now.