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SuperLite
17B
7.8.7 Disassembly of the SuperFlow
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Demand Regulator
Tools Required:
1/4 inch Flat Blade Screwdriver on Torque Wrench
7/8 inch Open-end Attachment on Torque Wrench
3/4 inch Open-end Attachment on Torque Wrench
3/32 inch Punch 7/8 inch Open-end Wrench
Small O-ring pick
Small Ball Peen Hammer
Sharp Trim Knife (X-ACTO
)
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KMDSI Tool Kit Part #525-620
Silicone Adhesive Dow Corning
732 or equivalent
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Minimum Recommended Replacement Parts for An-
nual Overhaul:
Inlet valve Soft Seat 510-580
Adjustment shaft O-ring 510-011
Adjustment Shaft Washer 520-032
Adjustment Nut 530-303
Remove the cover clamp from the regulator.
Diaphragm 510-553
Inlet Nipple O-ring 510-014
Exhaust valve 510-552
1) Remove the regulator cover clamp screw and clamp.
2) Remove the regulator cover and the diaphragm.
3) Adjustment knob removal is started by unscrewing
the adjustment knob until it stops.
4) The packing nut is now exposed enough to use a
wrench on it for removal. As the nut is backed off,
unscrew the knob also.
Components to the regulator adjustment assembly.
5) The O-ring and washer will remain on the adjust-
ment shaft.
6) Tilt the regulator so that the spacer, spring set, and
piston fall out of the adjustment tube of the regulator.
NOTE: If the spacer and the spring set are stuck,
this indicates possible corrosion or saltwater intru-
sion into the adjustment tube or the adjustment tube
may be bent. The demand regulator requires removal
from the helmet and cleaning per this Chapter and
This occurs if the helmet were dropped on the ad-
justment knob or the diver hit the adjustment knob
against a rigid object. Repairs must be made by a
trained KMDSI technician.
7) On the adjustment knob, drive out the roll pin using
a 3/32 punch. Use a block of wood with a 1/4 " hole
The cotter pin must be driven out with a hammer and punch.
drilled through it to support the knob. Position the knob
so the roll pin is over the hole.
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