I'm trying trying to remove the fill port dust cover sleeve on my Taipan Mutant. I have removed the grub screw/set screw, but the sleeve will only slide about 1/4". On my Taipan Veteran when I remove the grub screw/set screw the fill port dust cover sleeve just slips off. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to get to the gage which I think has a slow leak.
Taipan Mutant Question - How to remove fill port dust cover sleeve?
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Have you tried pulling it out the 1/4" and then while pulling slightly, try "unscrewing" it ccw. I know one of the bullpups fill covewr removes like this but cannot remember if it was the mutant or R3M.
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Didn't work, but thanks. It looks like there might be some sort of spring clip deep inside that requires a special tool. I hope not!
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Ahh sorry! It seems odd though that they would make it so difficult to take off and put back on. You would think it would be the same as the Veteran! If it does turn out that you need a pair of circlip pliers, most hardware stores have them and they aren't too expensive.
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Thanks for the drawing. It looks like piece 101 is some sort of spring clip. Too bad there isn't a parts list. I'm going to the store tomorrow to look for circlip pliers.
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I believe you will find the gauge is what's holding the sleeve on. If you can de-gas the gun, you might find a thin walled socket that will unscrew the gauge, then everything under it will be accessible.
Kindly 'Ol Uncle Hoot
PS: I can't swear to the above...just a memory of a memory. I'm not perfect, I think I made a mistake once before, although I could be wrong about that.
Kindly 'Ol Uncle Hoot
PS: I can't swear to the above...just a memory of a memory. I'm not perfect, I think I made a mistake once before, although I could be wrong about that.
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No luck yet. The thin walled socket would have to be very, very thin walled. I don't see a spring clip to remove.
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It's been a while for me too so don't want to give advise but the Talon Forum is going to have the best collection of info on the mutants, you may have to search for a while within the mutant subforum.
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OK ... just did a total reseal on a customers MUTANT.
EMPTY OF AIR ... Insert two pins in the inner recesses next to gauge ( used the shank end of a #44 & #45 drill ). This locks the outer sleeve to the gauge body & rotating the sleeve unscrews the gauge from end block
Once gauge is off, loosening the small grub screw the sleeve pulls off.
At this point you can also easily unscrew the end cap assembly & service the filler o-ring and tube o-ring.
Scott S
EMPTY OF AIR ... Insert two pins in the inner recesses next to gauge ( used the shank end of a #44 & #45 drill ). This locks the outer sleeve to the gauge body & rotating the sleeve unscrews the gauge from end block
Once gauge is off, loosening the small grub screw the sleeve pulls off.
At this point you can also easily unscrew the end cap assembly & service the filler o-ring and tube o-ring.
Scott S
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