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Another Vac-Fill..when It Rains, It Pours


Hooker56

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Hi all,

 

If you read my Sumgai post in Parker, I received a beautiful striated maroon Balance which has the vac-fill cartridge.

 

The last one I did was the barrel fill. Several issues:

 

A) I've sonicated and gently heated several rounds...not budging. It doesn't appear to be epoxied or glued other than what might possibly have been a trace amount of thread sealant at the separation line. Any tricks I'm missing?

I'm being very careful of the heat and pressure since the cartridge wall is so thin.

 

According to Laurence Oldfield's book, (the arrow below) this is where the cartridge separates from the section?

 

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B) the cartridge has a 1-1/2" hairline crack that runs longitudinally in the middle of the cart. which may have been why the previous owner stopped using it. Is MEK the proper solvent to weld the crack on the cartridge barrel?

 

Many thanks for your help!

 

Clayton

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Is MEK the proper solvent to weld the crack on the cartridge barrel?

 

This part is celluloid, so yes.

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I didn't get that from Laurence's book... I was under the impression that you had to unscrew the nib from the front of the section. I had the same situation on my last vac fil repair, and because I didn't have the proper tools for removing the Triumph nib, I went from the backside. I was successful, but I'm not sure I'd do it again that way. Very interested to see how the repair goes for you!

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I reread Marshall and Oldfield because I've been going at separating the section-cartridge-nib unit for several days at the point I marked above... I believe you're right. The pic in the book refers to where the barrel unscrews, not the cart and section. I will try gently to remove the nib as I have the other triumphs I've disassembled.

 

Thanks for helping me rethink this. I'll let you know how it goes.

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Yessir, I only say that because I tried the same thing on my last vac-fil repair and I finally came to the conclusion that the deceptive looking knurling didn't exist to unscrew the two bits apart, rather to keep the metal threaded ring from spinning when the cap was screwed on.... The section in Laurence's book cleared that up a lot for me... I have great fun fixing vac fil and have another on the way from flea-bay. Will have to see what adventure that one brings!

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