Removing loctited bottle reg

[bulldog2k]

I have a brand new PMI bottle and reg - I need to take the reg off

I'm pretty sure the bottle is loctited in, but I feel really twitchy about removing it. Is it possible? How do you do it? I know it should be hairdryer + strap wrench, but I don't want to take any chances knackering threads.

A job for the god that is Tom Allen?

 

[joeyarmstrong]

id say so, also saves you the time and hassle of doing it yourself.
the new pmi bottles are not to heavy either so pack light and postage shouldnt be to much.

 

[Steve Hancock]

Brum Uni pb club has a set of 5 fibre-wrap 4500psi bottles, fitted with 3000psi pre-set regs. We want to up grade to 4500psi systems. Idealy I'd like to buy some cheap 3000psi alloy bottles and stick the 3000psi regs on them, and then sell those on. And then buy some 4500psi regs to stick on our 4500psi bottles. However, i've heard its near impossible to get the regs off the bottles. Which makes you wonder how you are meant to get the bottles retested, or even fly with them. I might speak to tom as well.

 

[PaintballBudgie]

Are you sure the bottle is completely empty? That will make a difference.

If so, I would recommend someone like Tom Allen having a go. You don't want to bugger up an airsystem.

 

[Gyroscope]

here's how I do it:

(no brainer) Exhaust the air from the bottle.

Remove the post regulated burst disk from the reg. Thread a 1/8" NPT threaded rod or pipe into the burst disk's hole.

Use a bench vise equiped with rubber feet to hold the bottle. If you don't have the feet for your vise, get a rubber drain line coupling (the black rubber things with the hose clamps on each end, availble from plumbing supply places) to protect your tank. The key is that you want to have it very secure without scratching the fiber wrap, naturally. You can get a big, dumb lookin' guy to hold it, too. Then you can laugh at him when his face gets all red. Make sure he isn't wearing a ring (you could scratch the tank, or if he hits after you start laughing, it will hurt more).

Turn that sucker. Lefty-loosey, righty-tighty. You can tap the pipe or rod with a hammer to get it started, if need be.

Yes, I have done this. Yes, it works. No, the burst disk opening is not damaged (on PMI or Crossfire or Guerilla Air regs, at least). The PMI was the hardest to remove. I hit the hell out of the pipe with a hammer.