Posted by: PigTech on January 21, 2003 at 09:30:10 Forum Moderator

: I'm shooting a Black Magic cocker - 2001. Recently it has developed a leak in the ram. Whenever I bump or even really touch the left side of the marker where the cocking rod runs, the 'gun starts leaking slightly from the ram. If I shoot it a couple of times, the leaking stops. I figure this is probably a pretty simple repair - maybe replacing an o-ring or something inside the ram? Help me out here. If I need to take the ram apart to fix this, give me some pointers about disassembly. I know how to remove it from the front block already, but that's as far as I know. : I appreciate your help. : -foolybear It sounds like the seal in the back of the ram. In different rams this seal is different - but pushing the pump arm off-center can cause it to leak, but a light touch shouldn't. Check with WDP for a replacement to the back seal. As long as it's a rebuildable ram (I haven't torn down the pneumatics on a Black Magic, but most of WGP's rams are rebuildable - some aftermarket rams are not, because the cylinder is cramped to the end caps instead of screwed on) you'll be able to get a new back seal from them. See you on the field, -Bill Mills

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