Xp 40 Disassembly - Help Please

[smeghead]

Hi my old Xp 40 has recently stoped working. During pumping water leaks from the reservoir under the green casing. I believe that the o-ring is likely the cause of the fault. when attempting to open the gun i was unable to remove the nozzle to allow the case to be removed. How do you remove the nozzle or the orange bit arround the nozzle to allow access to where the leak is occurring?

[isoaker]

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At any rate, from my knowledge, there are no sure-fire guaranteed easy ways to remove end-caps/nozzle-caps from soakers without also facing the risk of breaking them in the process.

The problem is that these pieces are typically glued in place as opposed to being held by screws. From my own repair and exploration experience, I've found using a combination of a utility knife and a flathead screwdriver worked best for me. I use the knife to whittle at the glue at the joints while using the screwdriver to gently pry pieces apart. In one case, I found that if the soaker's casing is completely unscrewed and separated apart from the end-cap, using the casing sides for leverage allows to give added pressure to the end-cap to break the glue-bonds. One needs to be forceful, yet gentle.

If anyone else has suggestions, post 'em up here. Otherwise, good luck in your repair attempts.

[Adrian]

I don't think the nozzle needs to be removed, but the plastic ring around it, like Isoaker said. Your best bet is to use a small screwdriver and just keep cranking on it. Eventually it'll come off.

Adrian