Hey guys, I asked u about cleaning the raves in another topic.. I took them apart today, cleaned everything. The bellows were fulll...like full of oil. Does this mean I need to replace the orings or is this normal? the orings look alright.

One of the gaskets ripped a smidge halfway around the bolt hole on one of the raves. The other two are in decent condition but a little oily...I'm thinkin I should just replace all 3 at once?

I also had a look inside at the piston...and to my delightful surprise I couldnt see any scratches... wondering if the sled has been rebuilt recently before I baught it.??? hoepfully..haha thanks guys

Replace all the gaskets just to be safe. I reuse my O- Rings all the time unless they are super bad I wount not replace then.

zac

Is it normal to have all that oil in the bellows tho? thanks

Is it normal to have all that oil in the bellows tho? thanks

[quote name='sledneck82' date='Nov 16 2009, 08:42 PM' post='2553889']
Is it normal to have all that oil in the bellows tho? thanks
[/quote every bellows ive opened up had oil in them. if the o-rings are rock hard i allways replace them

X2 yellow fever

A little oil is normal but full of oil isn't. While you have it apart replace the O-rings and double check the bellows.

x2

x3 o-rings are cheap, and they don't have to be oem

Just make sure you get the correct O-ring size for the type of guillotine valve you have.