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Orient Gasket Correctly

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How to Fix & Repair Your HVLP Spray Gun: Step-by-Step Guide

What happens here

Upon inspection, you'll notice the gasket has two distinct sides: a thin side that tapers to a point and a flatter, more squared-off side. For proper function, the thin, pointed side of the gasket must face into the gun, meaning it should be inserted first into the air distributor. The flatter side should end up flush with the metal face of the air distributor. Gently push the gasket into place with your fingers until it sits flush. It's crucial not to use any tools to force the gasket in, as this can damage it or cause it to seat improperly.

Goal: Install the gasket in the correct orientation to restore proper tension to the fan control ring.

Tools and materials

  • GasketThe component being re-oriented and installed correctly

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if I take my my uh gun tool here and I use the flat Edge and uh on the on the you probably can't see this in the video but on the gasket there's actually a thin side of the gasket to a point comes to a point right and then there's like a flat side which is actually squared off right so there's two parts in our gun that are like this and very similar and both parts go into this gun the same way so in this case we had the gasket in upside down which meant that the thin side was facing up and the the larger side was down inside the distributor and we actually want it the opposite way so when I put this G gasket back in I'm going to put the thin side in first so I like to think of thin to wind thin wind or the or the the the point is kind of an arrow pointing into the gun so that's another way to remember and then all you want to do is just kind of take your fingers and just push it down flush right so it should be flush with this metal right there with the face of the air distributor so you don't want to press it in with any tools down in there deep just with your fingers just so that it's flush right because what's going to happen is when I put the nozzle back in and the nozzle pulls this all together it's actually going to pull that gasket down into the air distributor and seat it properly so that it puts the right

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