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NOTE: Older regulator clamps, when properly
torqued, had a gap of approximately 1/32" to
1/16" between the retaining clamp surfaces when
fully tightened. All new clamps when properly
torqued, have little or no gap between the retain-
ing clamp surfaces.
7.8.4 SuperFlow
Demand Regulator Bias
®
Adjustment Servicing, Demand Regulator
on the Helmet
Note: This procedure should be used when replacing
the O-ring on the adjustment shaft and or clean-
ing and lubricating the shaft threads during field
repairs of the demand regulator on the helmet.
Start at the adjustment knob end of the regulator:
Tools Required:
3/4 inch Open-end Wrench Attachment on Torque
Wrench
3/32 inch Punch & Small Block of Wood
Ball-Peen Hammer
Regulator Adjustment Tool Kit, Part #525-620
Torque Wrench
1) Unscrew the regulator adjustment knob until it
stops. If the knob wobbles as you turn it, or is ex-
tremely hard to turn, the shaft is bent and needs to be
replaced. Also check the alignment of the tubes in the
regulator to make certain they are straight. If not, the
regulator body may need to be replaced.
Regulator
body
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Adjustment
shaft
Spacer
Piston
The regulator adjustment mechanism on the SuperLite
2) Loosen the nut, then rotate the adjustment knob
counterclockwise until the adjustment knob and the
adjustment shaft are free.
3) Remove the spacer, springs, and piston. At this point
the threads can be cleaned and lubricated as well as
the adjustment shaft.
Shake out the spacer, spring set, and piston.
Adjustment
knob
Packing
nut
-17.
®
®
SuperLite
17B
Retaining
pin
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