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Fit Valve plates, gaskets and valves:
Use locating pins to assemble the valve plates and valves. Normally old bolts
without heads make good location pins.
Fit bottom gasket first. Then fit bottom valve plate. Make sure the suction and
compression side is as required on single stage units. The air flows from the flat
surface to the hollow surface. The bottom plate hollow valves, will be for the
air inlet. Flat surface, for the air outlets. Use a little grease to stick the leaf
valves in position. Stick it in the bottom or top plates in the hollow valve
landing. Put centre gasket in position. Fit top valve plate. Fit top gasket and top.
Fit top bolts and tighten down. Use torque chart and sequence.
