Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

8

Time Required

                          5 minutes

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  • How to Clean an Electric Valve for Air Horns
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Introduction

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What you need

Step 1

              Rotate the valve to have easier access
  • Use the socket wrench to rotate the valve.

Use the socket wrench to rotate the valve.

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Step 2

              Unscrew the fixing nut
  • Unscrew the fixing nut using the wrench.
  • Don’t lose the pieces: put them in order in a safe place. A good example is a white sheet of paper.

Unscrew the fixing nut using the wrench.

Don’t lose the pieces: put them in order in a safe place. A good example is a white sheet of paper.

Step 3

              Unscrew the head of the valve
  • Remove the solenoid (the black plastic box).
  • Carefully unscrew the head of the valve: it could be hard to remove due to the threadlocker.
  • Use the Rib Jonit plier and apply a counterclockwise rotation on it.
  • Finish the unscrewing by hand.
  • Don’t lose the head: put it, again, in a safe place.

Remove the solenoid (the black plastic box).

Carefully unscrew the head of the valve: it could be hard to remove due to the threadlocker.

Use the Rib Jonit plier and apply a counterclockwise rotation on it.

Finish the unscrewing by hand.

Don’t lose the head: put it, again, in a safe place.

Step 4

              Remove piston and spring
  • Gently tilt the whole thing and the spring and piston should exit the valve.
  • Inspect them for cleanliness and put them in a safe place.

Gently tilt the whole thing and the spring and piston should exit the valve.

Inspect them for cleanliness and put them in a safe place.

Step 5

              Use compressed air to clean the valve
  • Blow in the valve with compressed air to clean it
  • Blow on the piston and other pieces, if dirty, as well.

Blow in the valve with compressed air to clean it

Blow on the piston and other pieces, if dirty, as well.

Step 6

              Reassemble the valve
  • Place the piston, first.
  • Then put the spring in the piston’s hole.

Place the piston, first.

Then put the spring in the piston’s hole.

Step 7

              Insert the head of the valve
  • Put some threadlocker on the thread
  • Don’t exceed: you may permanently damage the device!
  • Screw the head on the valve.
  • Use the plier to tighten valve’s head: there’s no need to tighten it too much.

Put some threadlocker on the thread

Don’t exceed: you may permanently damage the device!

Screw the head on the valve.

Use the plier to tighten valve’s head: there’s no need to tighten it too much.

Step 8

              Finish the job
  • Insert the solenoid and put the washer on the top.
  • Finally, screw the nut with the wrench.
  • Set the valve back in place, using the wrench.

Insert the solenoid and put the washer on the top.

Finally, screw the nut with the wrench.

Set the valve back in place, using the wrench.

Keep your valves checked, if you want them to last longer!

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