Empire Sniper - Maintenance and Lubrication; Cleaning Barrel;Breech Insert and Breech of Marker; Lubricating the Bolt;Hammer Assembly; Disassembly

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8. MAINTENCE AND LUBRICATION
Caution: Before attempting to perform any maintenance operations, make sure that all
paintballs and propellant sources have been removed from the marker. Install a barrel
blocking device, marker must be unloaded and degassed before any disassembly or
maintenance.
Once your Empire marker is unloaded and the air cylinder is removed, you can use a damp
cloth to wipe off paint, dirt and debris from the outside of your marker. Once your marker
is clean and dry you can re-oil using a light, premium marker oil. Do not use any petroleum
based or aerosol products on your marker, they can damage your markers O-rings.
Cleaning Barrel /Breech Insert and Breech of Marker
• Pushapaintballswab,liketheEmpireBattleSwab,throughthebarrelandbreech
area to clean them.
• Cleantheoutsideofyourmarkerusingapapertowelorcleanrag,whichcanbe
dampened with warm water.
Lubricating the Bolt /Hammer Assembly
• Seesection8fordisassemblyinstructions.
• WipethepartscleanandinspecttheO-ringsfordamageorwear,replaceifneeded.
• ApplyonedropofpremiummarkeroiltotheO-ringontheBoltandapplyasmall
amount to the outer surface of the Hammer.
9. DISASSEMBLY
CAUTION: Before attempting to perform any maintenance operations, make sure that
all paintballs and air sources have been removed from the marker. Install a barrel blocking
device, marker must be unloaded and degassed before any disassembly or maintenance.
Disassembly Tips
• Makesureyouhaveacleanareatoworkonyourmarker.
• Whenremovingpartsforthefirsttime,dosocarefully,soyoudonotloseany.
• VisitPaintballSolutions.comforadditionalinformation.
Barrel
• TheBarrelisremovedbyturningitcounter-clockwise.
Ball Detent and Covers
• Usinga5/54"Allenwrench,removedtheDetentCoverscrews.
• Liftoffthecoverandremovethedetentsforcleaningorreplacementasneeded.
Bolt
• LiftthequickreleaseBoltPinupandslidetheBoltoutthebackofthebody.
Grips
• Usinga5/64"Allenwrench,removethe4gripscrewsandthenremovethegrips.
Trigger Frame Assembly
• DisconnecttheairhosefromeithertheregulatororASAmacrofitting.
• Usinga9/64"Allenwrench,removethetwoframescrewsfromtheTriggerFrame.
• Removetheframebyslidingitdownward,itmaybenecessarytoslidethepump
handle back slightly to allow the Auto-Trigger arm to disengage from the Pump Rod.
Air Source Adapter (ASA)
• DisconnecttheairhosefromeithertheregulatororASAmacrofitting.
• Removethegrips(seeabove).
• Usinga 3/32"Allenwrench,loosenthetwosetscrewswhicharelocatedin the
bottom of the frame.
• OnceloosenenoughtheASAwillslideofftheframe.
Pump Plate
• Tokeeptheproperpumpstrokelength,makesureyouholdthePumpRodsin
position while loosening the Pump Plate screws.
• Todothisplacea5/64"AllenwrenchintothesideofthePumpRodandholdits
positionwhileremovingthePumpPlatescrewswitha7/64"Allenwrench.Repeat