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Important Safety Instructions
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FTx Spray Gun
Swivel Replacement Kit 238817
GENERAL REPAIR INFORMATION
Pressure Relief Procedure
WARNING
INJECTION HAZARD
The system pressure must be manually
relieved to prevent the system from
starting or spraying accidentally. Fluid
under high pressure can be injected through the
skin and cause serious injury. To reduce the risk of
an injury from injection, splashing fluid, or moving
parts, follow the Pressure Relief Procedure
whenever you:
D are instructed to relieve the pressure,
D stop spraying,
D check or service any of the system equipment,
D or install or clean the spray tip.
1. Engage the gun safety latch.
2. Turn the ON/OFF switch to OFF.
3. Unplug the power supply cord.
4. Disengage the gun safety latch. Hold a metal part
of the gun firmly to a grounded metal pail. Trigger
the gun to relieve pressure.
5. Engage the gun safety latch.
6. Open the pressure drain valve. Leave the pressure
drain valve open until ready to spray again.
If you suspect that the spray tip or hose is completely
clogged, or that pressure has not been fully relieved
after following the steps above, VERY SLOWLY loos-
en the tip guard retaining nut or hose end coupling to
relieve pressure gradually, then loosen completely.
Now clear the tip or hose obstruction.
Test your repair before regular operation of the
sprayer to be sure the problem is corrected.
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GRACO INC. P.O. BOX 1441 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55440–1441
ECOPYRIGHT 1996, GRACO INC.
Graco Inc. is registered to I.S. EN ISO 9001
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Replace Swivel
Service
Disassembly
1. Follow Pressure Relief Procedure on page 1.
2. Push up on trigger guard (12) and swing trigger
guard away from trigger (5).
3. Unscrew gun handle (6) from housing (26).
Remove filter and clean in compatible solvent.
4. Remove swivel (15), guard retainer (42) and
cushion o–ring (43) on other side of (42).
5. Save guard retainer and cushion o–ring.
Reassembly
1. Clean internal thread of handle (6).
2. Install guard retainer (42), cushion o–ring (43) and
swivel (15).
3. Apply anaerobic sealant (included in Swivel Kit
238817) to external thread of swivel (15) that
connects to swivel handle (6).
4. Install swivel (15) into handle (6). Torque swivel to
250 in–lb.
5. Engage trigger guard (12) to retainer guard (42).
12
6
43
42
15
Graco headquarters: Minneapolis
International Offices: Belgium, China, Japan, Korea
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GRACO INC. P.O. BOX 1441 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55440–1441
PRINTED IN U.S.A. 308654 03/1996, Rev 07/2005