TM 5-3825-229-14&P
4-34.
PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE
THIS TASK COVERS:
a.
Removal
c.
Testing
b.
Installation
INITIAL SETUP:
Equipment/Materials Required:
Tools Required:
Teflon Tape (Item 15, Appendix E)
Soap Solution (Item 12, Appendix E)
Nomenclature:
Equipment Conditions:
General Mechanics
Tool Kit
Ref
Conditions
1-10. b. (2)
Air reservoirs drained.
a.
Removal.
(1)
Completely loosen hex nut (1) holding air
line (2) to adapter (3). Remove air line (2).
(2)
Use wrench to hold bushing (4) in air
reservoir (5) while turning bushing (6),
nipple
(7)
and
regulator
valve
(8)
counterclockwise. Remove regulator valve
(8), nipple (7) and bushing (6) from bushing
(4).
(3)
Remove bushing (6) and nipple (7) and
adapter (3) from valve (8).
b.
Installation.
(1)
Install adapter (3) and nipple (7) on valve
(8). Install bushing (6) on nipple (7), using
Teflon tape.
(2)
Install valve (8), nipple (7) and bushing (6)
on bushing (4) using Teflon tape.
(3)
Connect air line (2) to adapter (3).
(4)
Pressurize system and check for leaks as
follows.
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