Repair Kits Available By Part Number Section 2 Page - GAMECO
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WARNING: Installation, disassembly, repair, and maintenance<br />
must be performed only by qualified personnel.<br />
MAINTENANCE ON THE UPPER BODY SHOULD BE PERFORMED<br />
AFTER ALL GAS IS EVACUATED FROM THE CONTAINER AND<br />
THE VALVE REMOVED.<br />
Installation, usage, and maintenance of this product must be in<br />
compliance with all Engineered Controls International, Inc.<br />
instructions as well as requirements and provisions of NFPA #54,<br />
NFPA #58, DOT, ANSI, all applicable federal, state, provincial and<br />
local standards, codes, regulations and laws.<br />
Inspection and maintenance on a periodic basis is essential.<br />
Be sure all instructions are read and understood before<br />
installation, operation and maintenance. These instructions must<br />
be passed along to the end user of the product.<br />
CAUTION: Contact or inhalation of liquid propane, ammonia and<br />
their vapors can cause serious injury or death! NH3 and LP-Gas<br />
must be released outdoors in air currents that will insure dispersion<br />
to prevent exposure to people and livestock. LP-Gas must be kept<br />
far enough from any open flame or other source of ignition to<br />
prevent fire or explosion! LP-Gas is heavier than air and may not<br />
disperse or evaporate rapidly if released in still air.<br />
Disassembly and <strong>Repair</strong> Procedure<br />
CAUTION: READ THROUGH ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS, IN-<br />
CLUDING THE NOTICE AND WARNINGS ON THE BACK OF THIS<br />
SHEET, BEFORE BEGINNING ANY DISASSEMBLY OR REPAIR.<br />
NOTE: <strong>Repair</strong>s must be performed in a clean area. Hands, clothing,<br />
tools and work area must be completely free of oil, grease and foreign<br />
matter to prevent contamination of component parts and valve.<br />
A. Disassembly<br />
1. Remove cap and save for reassembly.<br />
2. Carefully remove gasket located inside opening of upper body.<br />
Discard.<br />
3. Clamp the lower body of valve in a vise with the filler opening up.<br />
4. Remove upper body by turning counterclockwise with a 1 5 /16"<br />
wrench that can develop at least 2000 in/lbs torque.<br />
8555-50 and 8555-80 Assemblies<br />
for 8555 Multivalves<br />
Manufactured after October 1990<br />
5. Remove and discard stem and seat disc assembly, spring, and<br />
stem guide.<br />
NOTE: Be careful not to scratch lower body in seal area.<br />
6. Inspect lower and upper body and clean if necessary. Be sure<br />
interior and seal areas are free of dirt, residue and foreign particles.<br />
B. Reassembly<br />
1. Install new stem guide into lower body as shown.<br />
2. Place new spring over stem guide as shown.<br />
3. Insert new stem and seat disc assembly into spring.<br />
4. Apply two drops of a high strength thread locking compound to the<br />
male threads of upper body that mate with the lower body.<br />
CAUTION: COMPOUND MUST NOT CONTACT SEAT DISC.<br />
5. Press stem and seat disc assembly into stem guide until the lower<br />
end of assembly is exposed. Hold in position with the eraser end of<br />
a pencil.<br />
6. Place upper body over pencil and thread into lower body. Tighten<br />
to 700-900 in/lbs torque with a 1 5 /16" wrench.<br />
CAUTION: Unless stem and seat disc assembly is held in stem<br />
guide during assembly, internal parts of valve may be damaged<br />
and threads of upper body and lower body will not engage<br />
properly.<br />
7. Depress and release stem and seat disc assembly a few times. If<br />
freedom of movement or proper seating is not possible,<br />
disassemble and repeat steps B-2 through B-6.<br />
8. Install new gasket inside opening of upper body as shown.<br />
9. Reinstall valve and pressurize container. Check valve for proper<br />
operation. Check all seal points for leaks by applying a leak<br />
detection solution.<br />
10. Replace cap.<br />
3174-9P Cap<br />
2697-20 Gasket *<br />
6562-7 Stem & Seat Disc Assembly *<br />
8555P-3 Upper Body **<br />
8555-7 Spring *<br />
8555-5 Stem Guide *<br />
* Included in both 8555-50 and 8555-80 kits.<br />
** Included in only the 8555-50 kit.