Victor Oxygen Regulator Rebuild

[@papaburf7275]

Always helps to see someone else do the repair before you venture off on your own! Thanks.

[@SoatMon]

You're welcome Papaburf!

[@markcoats6399]

Just had this happen to my Victor oxy gauge, thanx to you, having the quick solution.I figured i would have to take the valve in and have someone that is “certified” to rebuild it. Thanx!

[@SoatMon]

You're welcome!

[@dalesuhre6522]

This happened to me yesterday, this morning I called my local Victor dealership to get the part. They don't sell the part because of liability. So now I have to order it online and wait three or four days to get the part instead of going directly into town and buying it. At this video help me determine that was the exact cause that wasn't quite sure of what my problem was but it was doing exactly what this was doing. Thank you.

[@SoatMon]

I hope you get it going, they aren't very complicated so if you put in the kit it should fix it. Remember not to contaminate the inside with any oils since it will have oxygen under pressure. Good luck!

[@dalesuhre6522]

@@SoatMon Five minutes after I took it apart I had it back together with all the new parts and working. I just had to wait 3 days for the part to come.

[@ls2005019227]

I've got a Harris torch, & made the same repair. Couldn't find anywhere else (local welding supply, or any other recommendations) to even consider checking it out; because they acted like it was a huge liability. Such a simple repair. I did wear nitrile gloves, for all of the cautionary tales of even finger oil being dangerous with the high pressure oxygen. Great video/repair!

[@SoatMon]

I had the same experience. Local shops wouldn't touch it, sell me a kit or talk to me about it. Said it was too much of a liability. They won't even fix them, they send them off. Can you imagine! One of the simplest things to fix. I know we are talking high pressure oxygen but it's not a rocket ship. I'm amazed at how many people go through life scared to death when they don't even bother to investigate things. Thanks for the comment, sorry for the rant.

[@horacerumpole6912]

regulatortorchrepair.com An outstanding outfit to deal with-

[@glennfelpel9785]

It was nice of you to do this video because as you say it is good to keep these old regulators going. Actually there is two of that very model here in the shop. I will remember this video like your one on cleaning batteries on toys. It seems like some things are not like riding a bicycle, I always need to go back and relearn some things. Thank you. Well the garden and the orchard are really going well this year for a change. The deer have found the okra already so we put up the electric fence and my wife said we repelled a skunk already....it sure smelled that way! Hope you are having a good weekend. Thank you for all these bits of wisdom they are very helpful.

[@SoatMon]

It's amazingly simple to do and I get to keep my regulators. I'm glad you are having a successful gardening season. Our flowers look good but everything edible is hopeless this year. We had a skunk go off under our house one time. It was awful. The smell was so strong we didn't recognize it until we moved far enough away that you could tell what the odor was. I guess it overwhelmed our noses. Took days to go away, we thought we were going to have to burn the house and start over...

[@markturvey6133]

Excellent video! I just repaired mine. Had a hole in the big diaphragm and the seat in the small pin appeared degraded. All of 10 mins and a $30 kit from Amazon and it works great!

[@SoatMon]

That's awesome! Thanks for letting me know Mark!

[@raulguevara8792]

Hey man thank u very much for ur video. I’v been searching over n over on this exact issue n haven’t found crap till I found ur video. U the man! Thanks again!

[@SoatMon]

Glad I could help

[@michaelreiley-gz4gr]

Very informative, clear and concise. One correction needs made. You neglected to separate the slip ring from the outboard face of your old diaphragm and replace it onto the face of your new diaphragm. It is clearly visible on your old diaphragm - appears white and like only partially adhered. Allows brass cover to slide and not tend to twist diaphragm against housing as cover is tightened. The slip ring can easily be missed and appears as part of the diaphragm. And a note of interest - the seat assembly - the defective part, comes apart easily by unscrewing the "cap" off the stem. That part with the hole in it usually comes out in pieces (deteriorated).

[@mikerosetta9140]

really good information thank you for staying on topic and getting to the point as many others have not been able to do !

[@SoatMon]

You're welcome! That is a pet peeve of mine as well.

[@calholli]

I just used your video to fix another one. Pretty sweet design and easy to repair.

[@SoatMon]

Awesome! Thanks for letting me know!

[@Mikidy303]

Nice fix. So much better to fix and continue to use than just replace. Thanks for posting.

[@SoatMon]

Thanks Mike, I like the look of the old ones better. And it's a super easy fix.

[@barrycarleton4326]

Thank you, I have a CO2 regulator on my MIG welder that has gone out of control, you are the first mech that has made any sense so I will take my regulator to pieces and see what reveals.

[@SoatMon]

I hope you get it working!

[@barrycarleton4326]

@@SoatMon I bought used one off Leboncoin. the Italian shop just ignored me.

[@EastTexasRanching]

Cool. A lot easier to disassemble one than I had thought.

[@SoatMon]

Thanks!

[@Comm0ut]

It's always the seat that fails triggering the blowoff valve which does not need servicing. I have a rather large pile of SR 450 etc bought at auction so I notched a piece of pipe to clear the nipple, gauges and blowoff valve then welded some angle to that so I can clamp the fixture in a vise. I grind the chamfer off the socket I use for the seat nuts (use a SIX point socket) to get full engagement. (The chamfer on sockets guides the broach during production and is of zero use to anyone using the socket, I remove them for any thin nut.) The seat part number normally fits multiple regulators so I keep seats and whole kits handy.

[@SoatMon]

Thank you for sharing your experience!

[@georgehowell6486]

Thanks for the video. Looks like it’s going to save me a big chunk of money vs new regulator. Now to find the gauges (friend accidentally got something on them while the torch was in his garage when borrowed. It crazed the plastic)

[@SoatMon]

It's amazing how people will tear up your tools when they borrow them and just bring them back broken. Good luck with your repair.

[@timking8675]

My oxygen valve is making that hissing noise also. Thanks for your video.

[@SoatMon]

You're welcome!

[@meauxbull4321]

Where do you buy gauges for older regulators?? Thanks for a great vid!!

[@PartScavenger]

This was a neat one. Thanks!

[@SoatMon]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@St.Hermans_Speed_Shop]

Should I have washed my hands and/or worn gloves? I just rebuilt a Victor 450D and now I’m worried to see if I fixed it.

[@waynedickson1500]

What would make a regulator "creep up" on the regulated side? I use for gas welding and only need 7-10 pounds. But when I shut off the torch the pressure will slowly (few minutes) increase on the gauge to full scale. Then I have to bleed it off to the 7-10 pounds and then it regulates fine. Wastes a lot of Oxy

[@SoatMon]

Possibly you have a pin hole in your diaphragm.

[@obfuscated3090]

An imperfect seat can cause creep. They harden with age and don't always abruptly fail. I'd rebuild the regulator.

[@PredatorOmnivore]

Thank you very much. Some torque specifications would have been nice.

[@SoatMon]

You're welcome!

[@aaronweber1081]

You can take the back off your gauge and adjust the needle to zero by gently flexing the brass pressure tube

[@justinmaynard890]

Thank you for this video!!

[@SoatMon]

You're welcome!

[@waynedickson1500]

Worked great! Thanx

[@SoatMon]

You're welcome!

[@Sny734]

Can I just put a new Oring in it?

[@SoatMon]

Depends on what is wrong with it but since it has high pressure oxygen in it I would just buy the kit and replace the parts.

[@Sny734]

@@SoatMon I did. Thanks.

[@robertmunguia250]

That kit is hard to find. Harbor freight and Home Depot don’t have them.

[@tommoores1531]

Is there any reason to worry about oils from your fingers ?

[@SoatMon]

I'm not an expert but some do tell you to wear clean gloves. I just washed my hands.

[@cra4war]

Did the new kit and it just does the same thing

[@horacerumpole6912]

Hey screw harbor freight!! Buy a good pair, get the Knipex-

[@SoatMon]

LOL

[@loverhater]

Thanks... Sayippe

[@SoatMon]

Thanks!

[@snowismas]

Took 57 seconds to notice the stub

[@coffeewithjack]

You forgot to put your washer on the cap.....

[@45roosterman]

I noticed that too

[@treborterb]

which one??? It looked like he replaced or re used all the ones needed?

[@DavidCarney-k5w]

@@treborterb There's a thin poly slip washer stuck to the top of the old diaphragm. Should be peeled off the old one and re-used. I had to reopen mine to do that after I followed this video initially. I think all it does is protect the diaphragm surface from tearing as you tighten down the cap. My new diaphragm still looked fine when I reopened it to install the slip washer.

[@andreweppink4498]

He what's the genius his cycle I'm going below today

[@calholli]

Those Knipex pliers are expensive because they are German.

[@-o-The-Duke-o-]

Yes and like Made in USA parts, German labor is expensive too. Taiwan builds incredible tools to spec at a lesser cost.

[@alfredocuomo1546]

Next video is fix the gauge, they are repairable. I bet the pressure tube shifted and all you have to do is loosen the two screws zero the gauge and tighten down the screws that hold the adjustment.

[@SoatMon]

Thanks! I'll have to check it out. I've had ones in the past that the bent tube inside straightened out a small amount and I just replaced them.

[@alfredocuomo1546]

@@SoatMon you are correct they can get damaged but lets hope not. Under extreme pressure I've even seen the brass tube split but the pressure would need to be twice the pressure reading on the gauge.

[@-o-The-Duke-o-]

@@alfredocuomo1546 2000 lbs is nearly 10X the pressure.