Evilv Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 I have a couple of rim fire rifles and a few shotguns, but I also have a Webley Axsor which I've had lying around for a long time since I got my FAC. The rifle developed a fault and wouldn't hold air. It could rain its full cylinder capacity in about two minutes from 2000PSI to zero. I'd thought of having it fixed, but the costs were high. Even a seal kit wasn't that cheap and I wasn't sure I would be able to do the job without getting in a mess. I watched a video on the web and the video maker showed a large box of seals he got on ebay. There are 419 seals in the kit which costs only £5.85 delivered. This is about the price of ONE tiny inlet valve seal plus delivery from Chambers. There is huge range of sizes in the kit and I was easily able to service my rifle using a handful of my 419 O rings. I could service twenty air rifles with this kit which was less than £6 delivered to my door. http://www.ebay.co.uk/p/419pc-o-ring-rubber-seals-plumbing-oring-kit/1682564175?_trksid=p2047675.l2644 There are a couple of sellers advertising this kit on ebay. You would be well advised to try and find a strip down video for your own rifle on Youtube. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam1e Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 I do o ring changes myself, so that link was helpful. Thanks! Chaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 Use those for tap repairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 I have 3 boxes of different ones and a carrier bag of others and every time a re seal a gun I never have the right size! Now I am working on more co2 stuff i need different ones anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 I have one of these kits and they are very handy indeed,,,just be aware that the DIN number of many pressure bearing seals on a PC rifle may be quite different,,,that is harder. These rings in the kit are fairly soft and may not have the same wear characteristics or pressure resistance as the original parts. The good news is that virtually all the rings you need,at the correct rating, are available for pennies from that site and others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defender Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) I just re sealed my daystate mk3, a full set of o rings that had double the seals I needed was £9.70 posted to me from daystate There's a hell of a lot of different sizes and hardness of o rings out there. Edited February 23, 2017 by defender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilv Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) Interesting points raised re hardness. It looks more complicated than I thought. On the other hand, my old Axsor which used to empty in a minute, has been at 2000 psi for 18 hours. I was cautious about taking it apart thinking it would be a beggar to put together again, but it isn't, as long as you keep track of what bits go where. The phone camera is a great help there in recording how things are put together before you pull them all apart. By the way - and I expect you all know this, but just in case - DON'T use ordinary grease or oil anywhere near rubber. You need some silicone grease to lube the seals. Mineral oil based lubricants destroy the rubber very fast. It goes hard and crumbly. That is what was wrong with mine. If the person who put it together the last time before I got it had used silicone grease, I'd not have needed to take it apart at all. Edited February 23, 2017 by Evilv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) Quite right,,silicone grease rather than mineral based grease on o-rings is the way to go. An alternative,,which all Rapid 7 owners will know of is Molykote 33 which can be used throughout your PC rifle assembly as it is an excellent lubricant on all surfaces including O-rings. Edited February 23, 2017 by Velocette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzashadow Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 Quite right,,silicone grease rather than mineral based grease on o-rings is the way to go. An alternative,,which all Rapid 7 owners will know of is Molykote 33 which can be used throughout your PC rifle assembly as it is an excellent lubricant on all surfaces including O-rings. done a search for molykote 33 and also found MOLYKOTE® 55 GREASE can`t work out the difference yet but thanks for the heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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