Posted by P and R Pete on April 27, 2008 at 17:12:44 from (207.7.183.65):
19 new O-rings later and after torqueing the head on , I finally got the control valves installed.
There's only one o-ring on each valve. Here's a picture of the old O-ring compared to the new one behind. That's what 59 years of use will do!
The O-ring only has to be rolled over one hole, that for the pin that holds the control yoke. By the long arrow...
...and I got a GREAT tip from Riverbend, and chamfered the hole with a rat-tail file, because it had really sharp edges. That way, the O-ring incurs no cuts or scratches being rolled to it's groove. I hugely recommend that step to anyone going to dip into theirs.
Went from this...
to THIS, after I re-wired the old-but-still-intact leather boots.
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