ion detents

[phoenix pete]

ok, im getting my mates ion and she says the detents are the origionals and may need replacing,

basicly, what are detents and what are the sighns that they need repacing/are on there way out??

 

[Rellizate]

Detens are little things that hold the ball in the breech before it's fired. Without them your balls would just roll out of the barrel. Errm, if you're firing two balls at once, or getting balls roll out when you jog the marker or something you need new detents.

 

[Devrij]

This is more of a techroom/newbie thread, but anyway. Stick your finger into the breach via the feedneck or (having unscrewed the barrel) the front of the gun. You should feel the detents poking into the breech. If they feel frayed or cracked you need to replace them.
This is how you do that: Take the grips off and remove the battery, then unscrew the frame screws (and the one above the inline reg just under where the barrel screws in). Gently lift the body upwards and take out the front banjo (thing with a hose coming out of it) so you can lift the body off completely (the board and solenoid will slide out upwards with it). Now, unscrew the other two banjos and unplug the eyes (the little white plug behind the middle banjo). With the board now separated, you can slide off the sleeve from the body. The eyes are the little u-shaped chip (which just slides out for cleaning), and just in front of them is where the detents are. pull 'em out and stick new ones in. Reverse process

 

[Ali]

as devrij said, and possibly worn out detents might cause chopping balls.

 

[Fisz]

In the Ion, the detents are rubber nubbins sticking into the breech. No one knows why, but usually it's the one on the right that gets worn out first.
Get yourself some Kila Detents, they will last longer than the gun.

 

[phoenix pete]

ok thanks, i wasnt too sure where it needed to go, took me a while to find it after posting as i couldent remember where id put it!

thanks for the advice guys, will have a look and see