Is it safely possible to "straighten" up pressure gauges ? Crooked bothers me. Lol
N/A Pressure Gauges
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Yes, get or make delrin washers of different thicknesses, you can clock the gauge to your desire. You can "crush-in" a washer perhaps a 1/4 turn or less but any extra pressure will close up the air hole so go light!
Apply just enough torque to seal the gauge, no more.
I used a 15/16" wrench to tighten the gauges but switched to a dedicated gauge tool, it does not mark up the gauge body.
You can also sand down the thickness of a thick delrin/nylon washer to clock the gauge but remember to fully clean any swarf off of it before using.
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@Firewalker Are the Delrin washers you mentioned something that you can easily make or do you buy them?
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The thickness of the washer will allow you to "time" the gauge, it would be a crap shoot for the o ring.
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I get a lot of spares from Notos conversions, I do make them as needed, super easy to make. Turn a rod down to the OD you want, drill a hole in the center, cut it off at the thickness you want.
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I've only seen the term "clock", as in the face of a clock as a term for positioning but yes, the same thing.
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For gauges that seal to the bottom of a counterbored threaded hole, a common O-ring or an X-ring works fine, and provides some latitude to clock the dial to a preferred orientation. A couple of prior discussions on the topic:
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I found that the Quad rings that I use for the Crosman blow off valve’s work great. Since I have 50 of them, I wasn’t afraid to tryFor gauges that seal to the bottom of a counterbored threaded hole, a common O-ring or an X-ring works fine, and provides some latitude to clock the dial to a preferred orientation. A couple of prior discussions on the topic:
WIKA gauges on FX Maverick -- O-ring or X-ring to seal the air?
Hi guys. I took the 28mm WIKA gauges off of my Maverick so I could replace the seals (o-ring? x-ring?) just because I've got a leak and want to rule them out as the problem. The x-rings or o-rings that are in there now are unrecognizable and look like a pretty cheezy seal between the gauges...FX - FX Gauge Seal? "X-Ring" or Other
FX Dreamlite Regulator Gauge Seal failed ( air is leaking from threads). FX Part Number 19762 ( X-ring 3.63 x 2.62 NBR 70 ) Has anyone tried another type of seal with success? I have considered making a "crush ring" from copper, but am concerned about being able tighten the gauge enough to...
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I can see an X ring working but I've fixed way too many leaks where an o-ring was used in the well to have any confidence in them.
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