Assembling Doubles

[saying]

So when all is said and done the manifold twists freely (before the tightening bolts are... you know... tightend) in a range of about 20 or 30 degrees.

The thing that's got me messed up is those 20 or 30 degrees are at the bottom -- that is, if I left the assembly as it is right now, and bolted the tanks to my plate and stood up, the Isolator valve would be pointing straight down.

This is after I took the assembly apart and put it back together not once, but twice, verifying the second time that there is only one entry for the threading.

So what I'm trying to figure is: is it better to take the shorter path towards "pointing up" from the free spin zone, which would be to unthread the manifold a bit? Or is it better to thread the manifold down even more to get the valve around to the top?

Either way there is some resistance... not cross-threaded resistance, just hand tightness.

 

[Rick Murchison]

Personally I'd loosen the bands just a hair, take the shortest route to the desired position, then tighten the bands back down, then the lock nuts (not too tight).
Rick

 

[MikeFerrara]

I would say...shortest rout also because the goal is to minimize stress on the manifold.

 

[Wendy]

Are you trying to get the isolator knob pointing directly up? I have mine at angle a little towards the back of my head. You want to have some give to it in case you smack it on something.