Help! How To Remove To Replace Sheaffer Snorkel Sac?

[Tenthanhvien]

I have the Sheaffer Admiral snorkel, and the sac is broken and loss pressure to ink.

If any one know how to remove the sac bushing (the black piece block at the sac housing), so that i could fit with the new sac in.

 

Thank you.

[Malice]

Richard Binder has an excellent instruction manual for snorkel repair on his site:

http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/repair/snorkel_filler.htm

[whych]

Warm the tip of the protector to soften the rubber a bit and gently twist and pull the tube out.

You can use the back of a long drill bit to push the seal out - put it through the hole at the back of the tube and press. It's better if you get the bit to push at the edges of the seal and rotate to press it out evenly.

Richard's site has more detailed instructions.

Remember, unless there is a problem with the nib, leave it alone.

[Tenthanhvien]

Richard Binder has an excellent instruction manual for snorkel repair on his site:

 

http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/repair/snorkel_filler.htm

Thank you very much but the link to the site is not accessible.

Edited May 30, 2013 by Tenthanhvien

[Tenthanhvien]

Warm the tip of the protector to soften the rubber a bit and gently twist and pull the tube out.

You can use the back of a long drill bit to push the seal out - put it through the hole at the back of the tube and press. It's better if you get the bit to push at the edges of the seal and rotate to press it out evenly.

Richard's site has more detailed instructions.

Remember, unless there is a problem with the nib, leave it alone.

Very nice of you. Thank you.

I will try to come back to Richards website before i do this

[Malice]

Thank you very much but the link to the site is not accessible.

Weird, I'm using google chrome, and here it works perfectly.

 

Anyhow, another way of getting there is typing http://www.richardspens.com/

then click on reference pages,

scroll to the repairs section,

and there you will find the link to the instruction guide for snorkels.

[Tenthanhvien]

I can open it with my phone now.

Thank you very much for your help. It is very useful for me.

[Richard]

Warm the tip of the protector to soften the rubber a bit and gently twist and pull the tube out.

 

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with this. If you warm the sac section (the little rubber piece) to get it out, you'll have a (bleep) of a time getting it back in. (If you just force it in, you'll damage it, and warming it will soften the shellac you just installed your new sac with.) As noted, my site's instructions are quite complete and time tested.

[Chi Town]

Stay with Richards instructions on his site! They are quite specific and to the point. I have repaired a number of Snorkels using his directions and they all come out ok......

[LargeSofa]

so I am exactly stuck at this point... according to Richard I have the early version of the 2nd type with the rolled inward edge, not sure how I should unroll the edge to pull knock it out without damage... I did heat it up earlier today and pulled the snorkel tube out... tried to get the sac section plug out, but could not. thx.

[LargeSofa]

well had my first misstep in my new fp repair adventures. I tried what I thought was to gently unroll the end of the sac protector and came to find out this metal is very very this and easy to bend and tear... next time I would probably use something made of wood to peel it back instead of a metal screw driver and a key (yeah I know what was I thinking).

 

I do think I can use the mangled part nonetheless, but it doesn't look pretty anymore that's for sure. The sac section popped right out once the metal was rolled back... very easily, before it was damn near stuck... not budging.

[adyf]

If the snorkel tube is already out, use a thin rod (metal coat hanger would do), push it through the hole in the end of the sac protector and push the sac plug out. Use heat to soften the sac plug first. I would avoid trying to de-crimp the edges of the sac protector if possible, because as you have observed, it's thin and it can tear.

[LargeSofa]

I was able to reshape the sac protector and get the plug back in. To Richard Binders credit he does mention that the metal is thin and can tear... experience is the key.