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    Airmasters phantom silencer help

    Does anyone know how to strip down an airmasters phantom silencer.
    I need to take mine apart not sure where it splits.
    Cheers

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    Airmasters

    Rustybuzz is your main man to answer this question. Dare say he'll be along at some point. Mach 1.5

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    Bad news I’m afraid. These were never designed to be disassembled.

    The end cap is an interference fit, they were pressed into place with a 2 ton press and then a touch of loctite was added, just for good measure.

    Inserts on the early ones had soft plastic top hats fitted back to back, maybe half a dozen. Later versions had steel washers separated by plastic tubing.

    They are a bugger to get apart. They need quite a bit of heat and this always melts the plastic elements. Then you have to angle a rod on the end cap, which in itself is difficult, and hit it hard - repeatedly.

    I’ve only ever tried to strip steel models and they are tricky.

    Sorry, I’m certain this is the last thing you wanted to hear.

    Probably the best solution is to bore out the end cap and make a new one.

    ATB

    Richard

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    Quote Originally Posted by RustyBuzz View Post
    Bad news I’m afraid. These were never designed to be disassembled.

    The end cap is an interference fit, they were pressed into place with a 2 ton press and then a touch of loctite was added, just for good measure.

    Inserts on the early ones had soft plastic top hats fitted back to back, maybe half a dozen. Later versions had steel washers separated by plastic tubing.

    They are a bugger to get apart. They need quite a bit of heat and this always melts the plastic elements. Then you have to angle a rod on the end cap, which in itself is difficult, and hit it hard - repeatedly.

    I’ve only ever tried to strip steel models and they are tricky.

    Sorry, I’m certain this is the last thing you wanted to hear.

    Probably the best solution is to bore out the end cap and make a new one.

    ATB

    Richard
    Brilliant thanks for the info very much appreciated.

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