OK, did a garage sale yesterday and came back with a bunch of tools. Out of many, there were 2 that aren't working. Both not worth spending serious money on but I'd like to fix them for the heck of it and to learn something.
First one is a dual action air sander (UT 2105, a UK affair apparently). Not spinning. Very little air getting to the turbine. Apparently something wrong with the valve. I pushed it in and it isn't coming back. (Is there a spring on those things or is it just air pressure that pushes it back?)
So I decided to try and take the valve out. Unfortunately, it's made of brass, is recessed, and has a very thin nut flange. Which of course promptly stripped out. Already soaked the inside with PB blaster to no avail. So,
- any clever way of taking this out besides/in addition to PB blaster, heating, chiseling, grinding the recess, etc?
- Are these valves universal and interchangeable in case I have to destroy it since it seems unlikely I'd be able to / would be worth getting an OEM part for it?
- Can one readily make a substitute valve of sorts with a bolt or something in general? I suppose I could just plug the hole and put a valve at the air intake of course but that's not very elegant.
Yea, yea, I know, I can get one from HF for $20 or so. But never mind that.
Here is a pic.
Second, I got a Devilbiss 3/8" air ratchet. Plenty of air coming out of that one. But it isn't ratcheting. The lopsided affair at the end that IIRC is supposed to shift back and forth is not moving even when I try manually to push it around. Haven't taken that one apart yet, but are there typical problems that manifest themselves like that with obvious solutions?
Are Devilbiss decent tools?
First one is a dual action air sander (UT 2105, a UK affair apparently). Not spinning. Very little air getting to the turbine. Apparently something wrong with the valve. I pushed it in and it isn't coming back. (Is there a spring on those things or is it just air pressure that pushes it back?)
So I decided to try and take the valve out. Unfortunately, it's made of brass, is recessed, and has a very thin nut flange. Which of course promptly stripped out. Already soaked the inside with PB blaster to no avail. So,
- any clever way of taking this out besides/in addition to PB blaster, heating, chiseling, grinding the recess, etc?
- Are these valves universal and interchangeable in case I have to destroy it since it seems unlikely I'd be able to / would be worth getting an OEM part for it?
- Can one readily make a substitute valve of sorts with a bolt or something in general? I suppose I could just plug the hole and put a valve at the air intake of course but that's not very elegant.
Yea, yea, I know, I can get one from HF for $20 or so. But never mind that.
Here is a pic.
Second, I got a Devilbiss 3/8" air ratchet. Plenty of air coming out of that one. But it isn't ratcheting. The lopsided affair at the end that IIRC is supposed to shift back and forth is not moving even when I try manually to push it around. Haven't taken that one apart yet, but are there typical problems that manifest themselves like that with obvious solutions?
Are Devilbiss decent tools?
