Airforce Taxen 457 tank question

[Ievgen721]

I bought this used tank for my Texan 457,because I lost mine. The tank is visually in good condition without scratches etc.,but I don't like this blue seal , it does not look original. I am afraid to use this tank, is everything ok with it in your opinion? Thanks.

 

[Ratzy]

Blue Thread Locker

https://a.co/d/atdfh8u

 

[Ievgen721]

Blue Thread Locker

https://a.co/d/atdfh8u

According to the seller, this is teflon tape.

 

[Ratzy]

According to the seller, this is teflon tape.

Also not a problem. I put Teflon on a lot of my fittings.

 

[mercado]

According to the seller, this is teflon tape.

That kind of sealing tape comes in different colors , me having metal problems really could not stand blue on a Black gun.. so i would prefer to change it.. I only have found that tape in Black at eBay. Under paintball supply.. but if the bottle is holding pressure there's none bad about it .. and no is not the factory tape..the factory oring that seals that fill port tends to get damaged pretty bad , i imagine that is the reason it has that tape ... i had a few cricket fill probe orings left , that is what I been using , when that seal goes bad .

 

[Gerry52]

I've got heavier duty Teflon tape in 3 different colors. As long as it works I'm good. Thought I was ocd & anal but you surpassed me .

 

[MongooseV8]

You can call AF and ask what they use when assembling their tanks/rifles. In my opinion $20 is worth some piece of mind if you want to re-seal it yourself. That fitting is going to be right next to your handsome face...

 

[NightKnight]

Don't add thread lock to that main thread that goes in the spin-lok. I made that mistake on two my Texans and now I can not remove it, even after applying a blow torch to it.

 

[Kokaneekid]

Is there a tool that makes valve removal easier?

 

[Ratzy]

Is there a tool that makes valve removal easier?

Thread locked valve is almost impossible to remove without destroying the valve. Aluminum bottle is a great heat sink and applying enough heat to get the neck to 400f takes a while.

 

[NightKnight]

The bottle itself is off. I had to send it in because I couldn’t get it out

 

[Ratzy]

The valve is thread locked to the bottle.

 

[NightKnight]

If it was, I managed to get the bottle off without getting the valve loose from the spinlok connector

 

[Ratzy]

That is encouraging, they may have stopped with the thread lock.

I hate thread lock on guns. Just so childish.

 

[NightKnight]

Well I agree that it’s problematic when it’s time to remove, but I’ve had a number of guns where the screws and other parts back themselves out when no thread lock was applied

 

[Ratzy]

Blue thread lock is okay. No heat required to remove. But I have seen red permanent loctite used. I have used blue on screws in high vibration locations. Especially back when i had break barrels. I also swap out the Allen hex heads for torx heads. Too easy for hex to strip out under stress. The quality of screws is sometimes less than optimal. Torx are significantly more reliable.

 

[NightKnight]

Blue thread lock is okay. No heat required to remove. But I have seen red permanent loctite used. I have used blue on screws in high vibration locations. Especially back when i had break barrels. I also swap out the Allen hex heads for torx heads. Too easy for hex to strip out under stress. The quality of screws is sometimes less than optimal. Torx are significantly more reliable.

unfortunately, I used blue thread lock and its acting like red thread lock