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Clean the Spray Gun
4.
Soak the air cap, detent plate and fluid nozzle in
solvent. Clean the air car, and fluid nozzle daily,
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1.
Clean the gun and cup by hand with a compatible
minimum, with solvent and the brush (R), pro-.
solvent or place them in a gun washer with the
vided. See Fig.
21.
Some applications require
trigger held open; cycle the washer as necessary
more frequent cleaning. Keep all air cap holes
to clean the gun.
clean.
CAUTION
to avoid permanently damaging them.
Clean air cap horn holes with a non-metallic item
R
Fig.
19
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2.
Remove the air cap retaining ring
(29),
air cap
20.
(27).
spring
(25),
and detent plate (26). See Fig.
3.
Trigger the gun while you remove the fluid nozzle
Fig.
20.
(19)
with
the
nozzle wrench
(P),
provided. See
CAUTION
Trigger the gun whenever you tighten or remove
the nozzle. This keeps the needle seat awayfrom
the nozzle seating surface and prevents the seat
from being scratched.
Fig.
20
OW
Fig.
21
5.
With the gun pointed down, clean the front of the
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gun, using the brush, and solvent.
6. Trigger the gun while you install the fluid nozzle
(19)
with the nozzle wrench
(P).
See Fig. 20.
7. Install the spring (25) into the front of the gun.
8.
Install the detent plate (26) into the gun housing
with its open sockets
(S)
facing up; align the det-
ent plate tab
0
with the notch in the gun hous-
ing. See Fig.
22.
9.
Install the air cap
(27),
aligning the air cap balls
(U)
with the detent plate sockets
(S).
See
Fig. 22.
Secure the air cap with the air cap retaining ring
(29).
NOTE
If
installed correctly, the air cap will snap into
4
definite positions, with no loose rotation between the
positions.
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Fig.
22
10.
Lubricate the gun after cleaning
it
as instructed on
M968
page
16.
308-336
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