Mk10 stem oring

[aquaregia]

So today I was feeling particularly clever, or more to the point I lost my oring stem tool, so I thought that I'd totally get it in with the drinking straw / chopstick technique. My girlfriend went to bed before I gave up.

Just ordered a new tool

 

[Candiru]

The oring tool is well worth the cash!

 

[halocline]

So today I was feeling particularly clever, or more to the point I lost my oring stem tool, so I thought that I'd totally get it in with the drinking straw / chopstick technique. My girlfriend went to bed before I gave up.

Just ordered a new tool

Okay, okay, I believe whatever problems you're having with your girlfriend are not any of our business.

But, best of luck!

 

[redacted]

Maybe you just were not holding your tongue right.

 

[BenjaminF]

Maybe certain tools just don't need o-rings applied to them?

 

[The Chairman]

Tools are good to have.

 

[DA Aquamaster]

I just use a pigtail o-ring pick and a standard straight o-ring pick in a crunch. You hold one side of the o-ring in the groove with the straight pick from the swivel cap side and then press the rest down into the groove with the "front "side" of the pig tail o-ring pick from the high pressure side.

My preference is to use the brass parker seal pick set. The brass pick is used to hold the edge in the groove, and the flat blade is used to press the rest in place. It's about a 10 second job start to finish.

I never liked the actual Mk 10 tool much as it takes longer.

 

[redacted]

You might find it to be a much more satisfying if you just use your basic tools and take your time. Many of these special tools are just time savers which may be important if you are on the clock but may be a detractor if you are just interested in doing a good job.

 

[halocline]

I've always had good luck with tweezers to get it started and chopsticks to work it in place. It has to be the round, blunt-pointed chopsticks, not the larger square-ish ones. I like the idea of trapping one side with a straight pick from the other side, though.

I think my MK15 bushing tool is designed so that the other end works as a MK10 o-ring installer, but I've never used it.

 

[Couv]

Have a bottle of wine and make your own tool.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/do-yourself-diy/422293-diy-balanced-piston-stem-o-ring-tool.html