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SuperLite
17B
7.10.3 SuperFlow
Regulator Exhaust Valve
®
Replacement
Before removing the regulator exhaust valve, carefully
inspect the area around the edges to assure the rubber
exhaust valve is in contact with the regulator body.
The metal cross area of the body under the valve could
be slightly bent out resulting in the valve not sealing.
If the exhaust valve is high and not sealing, lightly
press in on the metal cross, bending the metal in
slightly until the rubber valve seats. Remove the
existing regulator exhaust valve by pulling it out of
its mount hole. If the valve tears, make sure that it is
removed without any valve material left inside the
regulator.
NOTE: Before installing the new valve, ensure that
the spokes that hold the exhaust valve are smooth,
even and not bent. The exhaust valve seating area
The exhaust valve must make proper contact with the
should be free of dirt and corrosion to insure the
spokes on the exhaust flange. If the spokes are not in proper
valve can lay flat and seal properly. NEVER lubricate
alignment with each other, the regulator will leak.
the valve.
1) Remove the regulator clamp screw and clamp.
2) Remove the regulator cover and the diaphragm.
3) Install the new regulator exhaust valve by placing
the stem of the valve in through the hole in the hub of
the spokes from the outside of the regulator. Gently,
(using needle nose pliers) from the inside of the regula-
tor, pull the stem of the valve through the hole in the
hub of the spokes until it pops into its seating area.
4) Reinstall the diaphragm, regulator cover, clamp
and clamp screw.
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