Posted by SAM I AM on July 08, 2001 at 01:52:39:
In Reply to: Tight valves posted by Dave Baird on July 07, 2001 at 13:22:40:
OK
As a repair technician, what you describe sounds like either the valve
casing may not be true, or the piston may be bent. My first recommendation
is take it to a repair tech. If this is truly not an option, take a valve
out of its' casing, remove all extraneous material that you can safely remove
(ie: valve guide, spring, etc...) and roll it along a piece of glass or other
finely flattened surface. If you see gaps in between the valve and glass, the
valve is bent, and you need to take it to a repair tech, or contact Ferree's
order an Erick Brand repair manual to try and teach yourself how to repair it.
I reccommend the technician route, as valves are tricky to straighten without
experience. If it is PERFECTLY true, that means the casings are bent and you
may try applying GENTLE pressure to the slides, as they may have been bent in
during the previous owners tenure with the horn. If this simple fix does not
work, take it to a repair tech, as it will be less expensive for them to fix
the problem correctly the first time than to get them to fix it after you have
tried first.
Remember, techs have three rates
$X if you want it fixed
$X x 2 if you want to watch
$X x 3 if you tried to fix it first
Just kidding! Good Luck!