Replacement needle valve retainer
03-01-2005, 11:30 AM
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Replacement needle valve retainer
Recently I had the misfortune of breaking the tab of the needle valve retainer clip in my Rossi 45. I was thinking of using a spring hose clip and soldering a piece of piano wire to it as a retainer but I cant find a small enough hose clip . Any ideas? Tks
03-02-2005, 07:39 PM
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RE: Replacement needle valve retainer
I made one from a pocket clip off of a ball point pen. I found one at Wal*Mart that the clip slid on over the end. It might have been a mechanical pencil? Any way I was able to cut the clip shorter and bend a V into it. Works great. You might also try your idea with a Zip tie instead of a hose clamp.
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03-03-2005, 10:28 PM
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RE: Replacement needle valve retainer
I lost the clip on one of a .40 engine and I just replaced it with a metal wire. If you find one fine enough but pretty stiff, just take a pair of needle nose pliers wrap it around the base a few times and then bend an arc in it so that it touches the needle. It took me about 30 seconds to install and it works perfect and only required a piece of wire I found lying around.
