Oil Pressure Spring Configuration SP6

[Moonlite Fingers]

Hi Guys

Tracked a drop in pressure down to a broken relief spring, unfortunately the pieces and valve dropped out into the oil bucket and I didn't get a chance to see which way round they were configured.

Does anyone know the sequence for refitting? Spring first? Valve first? Which way round does the valve go?

[Sagi Badger]

Hope no long term damage done. The spring is underneath, it fits (from memory) into a socket in the base of the piston of the relief valve.

J

[Moonlite Fingers]

Me too.....I stopped as soon a the warning light came on...fingers crossed.

The spring underneath I get (thx), but regarding the valve orientation I am still uncertain. The spring can either but up against the rim of the open end of the valve or against the capped end, which has a raised nipple in the centre - potentially locating the core of the spring?

Any ideas?

[Sagi Badger]

I've a couple of spare blocks, I checked the most accessible one and the relief valve is out... think I put it somewhere safe. The other is out of range at the mo. I was 90% sure the spring went inside the valve and the nipple was on top.... now I doubt my memory esp. as you seem to hint the spring doesn't fit inside the valve you have. I will dig around at the weekend and find the valve and spring, they are in a box somewhere.

What I do know for sure is that there are different valve lengths, I did post on this before, which I found out when comparing.

Hope someone else answers in case I can't find the bits....

J

[Moonlite Fingers]

I've gone with spring underneath he valve with the nipple pointing downwards seating inside the spring (it doesn't fit inside the valve).

However getting very high pressure peeks > 65 Psi.

Hummmmm..