FIREHAWK SECOND STAGE REGULATOR DISASSEMBLY
DISASSEMBLING THE BYPASS AND HOSE W/SWIVEL
1. Remove the regulator cover, spring, and spring retainer.
Note: DO NOT REMOVE THE DIAPHRAGM (option)
2. Use a small, flat-blade
screwdriver to remove
the u-clip from the reg-
ulator housing.
3. Remove the bypass and hose assembly from the reg-
ulator housing.
4. Remove the red bypass
handwheel. Slide the
handwheel back off the
bypass body to reveal
the u-clip in the bypass
body.
5. Using a screwdriver,
remove the u-clip from
the bypass body.
6. Remove the hose
assembly by pulling the
hose out of the bypass
body.
7. Remove the hose
assembly o-ring. Be
careful not to scratch
the o-ring groove.
8. Inspect the second groove of the hose swivel. If dirty,
all dirt and foreign matter must be removed before
reassembling the bypass body.
9. Inspect the screen
inside the bypass body.
If dirty, all dirt and for-
eign matter must be
removed before reusing
the screen. If the
screen is damaged,
replace it as follows:
a. Insert a small screwdriver into the small hole side of
the bypass body and push the screen out the large
hole side of the bypass body.
INSPECTION OF THE VALVE FORK FOR PROPER
HEIGHT
1. Press the top of the
valve fork to ensure the
valve fork assembly
moves up and down
freely.
2. Use the height gauge to verify the fork height setting.
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Adjustment Wheel
Fork
Valve Locking Tab
Valve Housing
Valve
Support
