Repair 7-9 1997 Nordson CorporationAll rights reserved 106 915CIssued 11/97Manual 21-27To assemble an air valve into the gun body, perform the following steps:1. See Figure 7-4. Insert the seal (9), lip or open side out, into theair valve body (12).2. Lubricate and install the O-ring (7) on the air valve body (12).3. Lubricate and install the O-ring (8) on the air valve body (12).4. Install the stem and seal assembly (11) in the air valve body (12).5. Push the conical spring (10), narrow end first, onto the stem and sealassembly (11).CAUTION: Do not overtighten parts. Failure to observe thisprecaution will result in equipment damage.6. Use the supplied nutdriver to install the assembled valve into the gunbody (6). Do not overtighten.To install the thumb wheel and air needle in the gun body, perform thefollowing steps:1. See Figure 7-4. Lubricate and install the O-rings (4) in thethumb wheel (5). Lubricate and install the O-ring (3) on the airneedle (2).2. Thread the captive screw (1) into the air needle (2).3. Insert the thumb wheel (5) into the gun body (6).4. Align the air needle (2) with the slots in the gun body (6). Insert theneedle into the body until it contacts the thumb wheel (5).5. Hold the air needle (2) in position while turning the thumb wheel (5)upward to engage the threads of the needle. Once the threads areengaged, remove the captive screw (1). Continue turning thethumbwheel upward until it stops.6. Install the needle stop (13) into the air needle (2) access hole.Air ValveThumb Wheel and Air Needle