Tippmann A-5 RESPONSE Owner's Manual page 12

Upper Receiver Assembly
How to reinsert upper receiver internal parts and put two
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upper receiver halves together.
N 1) Make sure all parts are clean before reassembling. Place
right upper receiver half flat with Tombstone Latch & Spring,
G
Front Grip Nut, and Ball Latch in position as shown below.
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a) & b) For Response TM
place two parts a & b on left receiver half before assembling
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receiver halves.
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a) Insert the Flow
H
Connector Bolt
into receiver as
shown.
2) With left hand, grip left
upper receiver half as
shown to hold Cocking
Handle and spring in place
by applying side pressure
with index finger pushing in
direction of arrows against
Cocking Handle.
Right Cocking Handle Spring
Hand
a
Left
Half
b
c
Tombstone
Latch & Spring
properly inserted
WARNING
DO NOT REASSEMBLE WITHOUT MAKING SURE
TOMBSTONE LATCH & SPRING ARE PROPERLY
INSERTED IN PLACE AS SHOWN.
4) Use your finger tips to guide the left half straight down on to
right half until receiver halves fit flush. If it does not fit flush the
first time, check to make sure the spring and other parts have
stayed in place and repeat until halves fit flush.
Upper Receiver Assembly (continued on page 21)
& CR-15 TM Markers only: You must next
b) Place the Connector
Fitting (largest
opening first)
onto the Connector
Bolt as shown.
3) With left hand holding as
shown below, use right hand to
seat cocking handle with spring
into receiver cutout then position
edge of spring in end of spring
cutout bowed as shown below.
Then grip left receiver with right
hand as shown.
Cocking Handle
will be
bowed.
Front Grip Nut
with flat side facing
Latch bottom of marker.
Spring
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Upper Receiver Assembly (continued from page 20)
5) Insert 5 (4 on Response
(not front sight bolt yet) & tighten them just enough to hold halves
flush yet loose enough to allow you to now insert and twist Barrel
/ Adapter unit (or FLATLINE
6) Insert Front Sight with its slot facing back of marker into
the top front of receiver and insert 6th (5th on Response
CR-15 Markers) bolt to hold in place.
TM
7) Make sure all bolts are tight (do not overtighten / strip threads).
8) For A-5 TM Response
Connector Nut (c) onto Flow Connector Bolt (a) and tighten.
FLATLINE
Flatline TM Barrel Removal Step 1: First follow unloading and
air supply removal instructions on page 16 and never
disassemble a marker that is under pressure.
Step 2: Loosen 3 receiver bolts (A, B & C - see below) then
turn barrel / adapter to left and remove as one piece from
upper receiver.
Flatline Barrel Installation Step 1: First follow unloading
TM
and air supply removal instructions on page 16 and never
disassemble a marker that is under pressure.
Step 2: Loosen
3 receiver bolts
Left (A, B, & C).
Hand
Right
Half
A
Ball
Latch
B C
Step 5: While keeping screw and front sight aligned, tighten
the 3 receiver screws A, B & C
to complete the installation.
Barrel at top
Proper screw position
Properly installed barrel will look like this.
TM & CR-15 TM Markers) Receiver Bolts
TM ) clockwise to reinstall.
TM & CR-15 TM Markers Only: Place Flow
TM Barrel Removal & Installation
Step 4: Turn Barrel
Step 3: Position
Assembly 1/4 turn to the
Barrel Adapter cap
screw facing the right until the adapter
left toward feeder
cap screw aligns with
housing and insert
the front sight.
into receiver.
Feeder
Housing
Cap
screw to
the left
Proper
screw
position
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N
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TM &
L
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S
H
Front
Sight
Cap
Screw
A
B
C