Spring compressor for air actuator repair.

[NeiljohnUK]

A simple thing, the manufacturer of the actuators once supplied service kits, but is not responding to my enquiry's or their own 'chat-bot' requesting they contact me, so I made my own tool. It's got a 1/4-20 UNC thread on the end, 6mm compressor/decompressor thread, knurled brass running (diamond) and insert (straight) screwing nuts with 3/8" stainless steel tommy bars from the remains of the stock used for the shaft, graphite nylon to stop scarring insert, the thin (washer) disc between the two nylon parts will be replaced with a ball thrust bearing when it arrives. It may have cost two working days to design and make, but as the service kits cost ~£350-500 EACH, and it only needs 4 'O' rings to repair the air leaks, and we have ~50 actuators to do, it's a good saving!

[rayh__]

The one picture (plus the text) doesn't show how the device works. I would like to see a couple pictures of it engaged with an actuator and with the actuator disassembled.

[DIYer]

Thanks NeiljohnUK! We've added your Air Actuator Spring Compressor to our Miscellaneous category,
as well as to your builder page: NeiljohnUK's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Air Actuator Spring Compressor by NeiljohnUK

tags: spring compressor

[NeiljohnUK]

The one picture (plus the text) doesn't show how the device works. I would like to see a couple pictures of it engaged with an actuator and with the actuator disassembled.

I shall take those photo's when the bearing has arrived.

[NeiljohnUK]

I shall take those photo's when the bearing has arrived.

Spring pair have an 80 pounds per inch compression strength, and have to be compressed 2" to fit or release the cap safely.