Airgun (oleo) maintenance, modifications & accessories

[ulysses]

I believe these links may be of general interest to those relatively new to the dark side:

- How to perform standard oleo maintenance (disassembly & re-assembly): http://www.webalice.it/svl555/smontaggio/smonaggiofucile.html

- Oleo modifications: http://www.webalice.it/svl555/Sub/fucile.html

- How to build a manometer (instead of making one I chose to order one from kara-yo Pescasub.com - La comunidad de pescadores submarinos and highly recommend it): http://www.webalice.it/svl555/manometro/manometro.html

Only to mention one modification that I have taken up based on the advice provided by svl and my own observations: as a matter of fact, the sharp edges on the front part of shaft/piston adaptor chip small pieces from the plastic shock absorber. Rounding the front part of the adaptor with abrasive paper and polishing it avoids this and provides for a much less friction and noise (esp. if you insert a thin Teflon washer in front of the shock absorber as svl recommends).

Another article worthwhile reading on modifications from the pre-mamba or dawning of the mamba era: Articolo

Happy reading and watching!

Cheers

 

[azapa]

OOOOOOOOOOO nice looking links, THANKS.

I love those DIY improvements and have been looking for an excuse to take apart my ASSO. I will have to try one of those online translators. Can anyone recommend a good site for these???

 

[ulysses]

Dear azapa,

I have taken apart many different oleopneumatic spearguns over the years(cressi SL, mares/spora cyrano, stealth, spark and sten).

Internally, they are all pretty much the same and surprisingly simple! You can safely follow the instructions by svl in the first link I posted for your asso maintenance routine. Standard maintenance is fairly easy. All you need is basic tools, a set of o-rings (I exchange all o-rings about every 2 yrs) and synthetic fork oil 5-10 SAE. Of course, for your comfort, it would be helpful if you were able to locate the asso manual that came with gun. If I remember correctly it also includes a technical drawing of the asso showing all parts with numbers and a reference index.

Always remember to completely discharge all pressure from the gun before you start the disassembly!

Have fun!

 

[peacenluv]

Hey guys, I know this is an old thread, but I'm trying to service my old Stealth 110 but the above sites with tutorials are all down. Does anyone know where they've been moved to? Much appreciate any info.

 

[tromic]

Hey guys, I know this is an old thread, but I'm trying to service my old Stealth 110 but the above sites with tutorials are all down. Does anyone know where they've been moved to? Much appreciate any info.

Here are some videos:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OLE9emMN7M]YouTube - Smontaggio Cressi SL ( maintenance )[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7fDTwMVPwU]YouTube - Montaggio Cressi SL (maintenance )[/ame]