I have a leak in my 1100. I have dismantled it down to where I have the screws out of the valve but it wont come apart. the CO2 tube is still in the end of the valve and it appears it should come apart but wont. the other end of the valve is knurled, does it come apart there?
Randy

The o-ring on mine held things pretty tight even without threads. I left the tube connected to the rear part of the valve.



Kenths 1100 site

http://www.luftvapenbladet.com/crosman_1100_trapmaster.htm


I used to have a life. But now I have the forum. I am a sick man?

about the trapmaster.

Thanks

Daniel.

Lots of people willing to share their addictions? He did a very nice job on the page.

I used to have a life. But now I have the forum. I am a sick man?

Heat will make the hard oring more supple and allow the parts to seperate. I put the tube part in a flat wise without cranking it so tight to crush the tube with the valve up against the side of the jaw so I cqan use a large blade driver to persuade the brass part off the steel part that is the tube end piece.
There really isn't anything important up front that needs to be changed out. There is an oring but it does not seal the gas except during the firing and isn't normally in need of replacement.
You have to be careful not to twist the tube relative to the end piece because it will only take so much abuse before it breaks.
The real bitch with this repair is getting the aft piercing group oring replaced as that piece needs to be pushed out the front of the tube then pushed back in place so the two side holes line up.
Be sure you heat the cap up before you try to remove the front retainer as it is not only loctited generously but also a left handed thread. This is a really reliable design but not the easist gun to get apart and back together without wasting parts that haven't been manufactured in four decades. On this one and many others airgunsmiths earn their keep. A hot valve on an 1100 is only $55 plus shipping and you could render the gun unrepairable if you get ham fisted.



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Later

Tim

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