Document No. 129-097 
Installation Instructions 
June 10, 2020 
Page 2 of 6  Siemens Industry, Inc. 
 
2.  Remove the brass valve from the cylinder by 
unscrewing from the cylinder neck. Remove the 
valve and the siphon tube assembly and set 
aside.   
CAUTION:   
Do NOT use a pipe wrench as this will 
scratch the valve. Use a strap wrench or 
attach a piece of pipe to the outlet for 
leverage. 
 
Figure 4. 
3.  Remove the siphon tube assembly from the 
valve. 
 
Figure 5. 
4.  Place the valve assembly into a bench-mounted 
vice with rubber inserts or heavy canvas over 
the teeth of the vise. (Do not scratch the valve 
surface.) 
5.  Remove the top plug adapter using a spanner 
wrench. 
 
Figure 6. 
 
NOTE:  1. The top plug adapter unscrews with 
  a right-hand thread. 
  2.  There is a spring under the top plug 
  adapter that will push up the top  
  plug once the threads are  
  disengaged. 
 
Figure 7. 
•  Remove the O-ring from the top plug 
adapter. 
 
Figure 8. 
6.  Remove the piston from the inside of the valve 
body. 
 
Figure 9. 
•  Clean the interior surface of the valve body 
utilizing a product like WD-40, removing all 
of the residual O-ring lube.