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TP04405 Rev. 07/16
Air/CO2 Cylinder Removal
1. Read
Air/CO2 Cylinder Warnings
(page 10) and
Air/CO2 Cylinder Safety Tips
(previous page) before beginning the cylinder removal process.
2. Eye protection designed for paintball use must be worn by the user and any person
within range.
3. Follow the
Unloading Your Marker
instructions on page 10.
4. Watch the marks on the cylinder and cylinder valve as you turn the cylinder
approximately ¾ turn counterclockwise. This allows the air/CO2 valve pin to close so
that no air/CO2 will enter the marker.
5. Remove the barrel blocking device. Set the Safety Selector Switch to Fire mode.
Point the marker in a safe direction, and discharge the remaining gas in the marker by
repeatedly pulling the trigger until the marker stops firing (this may take 4-5 shots). If
your marker continues to fire, the cylinder’s pin valve has not closed yet. The cylinder
pin valve could be longer than usual. Because of the variances in cylinder pin valve
parts, each cylinder varies slightly on exactly how far it has to be turned. Turn the
cylinder counterclockwise a little further and repeat this step until the marker does not
fire. Only then remove the air/CO2 cylinder.
NOTE
: If during this step, you turned the air/CO2 cylinder and it began to leak before
you pulled the trigger, the air/CO2 cylinder valve’s O-Ring should be checked for
damage before any re-assembly (see
Repairing Air/CO2 Cylinder Leaks
below).
6. After the air/CO2 cylinder is removed, again point and fire the marker in a safe direction
to verify the marker is completely discharged of gas.
7. Rotate the Safety Selector Switch to Safe mode (see page 6) and install the barrel
blocking device (see page 5).
Repairing Air/CO2 Cylinder Leaks
The most common leak occurs from a bad air/CO2 cylinder valve O-Ring. To replace a
cylinder valve O-Ring you must first remove the bad O-Ring and then install a new one. This
O-Ring is located on the tip of your air/CO2 cylinder valve. The best cylinder valve O-Rings
are made of urethane. Urethane O-Rings are not affected by high air/CO2 pressures. These
may be purchased from Tippmann or your local paintball dealer. There is an extra O-Ring in
the Accessory Pack that came with your marker.
NOTE
: If a new air/CO2 cylinder valve O-Ring does not resolve an air/CO2 leak, do not
attempt to repair the air/CO2 cylinder. Contact Tippmann Sports, LLC, your local paintball
dealer, or a “C5” Certified Airsmith.
