Is there a YouTube guide to change the o rings never done it before I'm new to the gun stuff
Have a look over this one:
Also run through the comments, and never force anything that’s tight …. He seems to put in quite an effort at points, which is OK if you know it’s meant to be tight, but is the cause of many breakages when there’s something that you’ve missed which is the cause of it appearing to be tight
He doesn’t change the o-rings, but points them out for lubing/greasing
Usually it’s a matter of cleaning off existing lube/grease, checking they don’t have any nicks or aren’t shriveled up, then give a tiny amount of grease to each oring - I still put on too much, but the general recommendation for grease is to use the absolute minimum and then regularly check it, otherwise too much just gunks everything up
This is a better video, but goes through an entire rebuild. Ideally you don’t need to do all of that, but it’s worth a look through and working on only the relevant areas such a the
And to be an oring expert you want an oring pick/dental pick
Remember to use the hook of a pick to reach under and not to stab and pull (you can stab a dead oring, but it’s best practice to use as a hook under to grab orings otherwise you’re killing every oring in sight
You can get ‘specialist’ paintball oring picks but they are cheap as general tools often on local market tool stalls & diy shops
Failing that a wooden toothpick does the job too