G250 flow vane

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sandpaper and/or lubricant
 
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Good idea to reduce diameter... plastic mouldings have a nasty habit of stress cracking if sustained point loads are too high over time.
 
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There might be some subtle difference in the old case making it harder, but no worries at that pop-in force. The biggest difference is between the first insertion and subsequent insertions. There's no give in that little bulge until its first flex.
That old vane that I photo'ed in another post went in to my G250 just fine, but it was an old vane that had been flexed by removal and re-insertion more than once.
I think you'll be fine.

So they can be re-used? That being the case I might remove it and put it in again. Cheers.
 
Just noticed I can draw air and hear a high pitched squeaking sound, didn't do that before I fitted the new vane, oh no, hope I haven't damaged the case. I'll investigate and post back.
 
Update 2:

After installing the new flow vanes I was experiencing very strange and erratic purge behavior. Upon closer inspection I realized I had installed them backwards. Using the tool, a god send, I removed them. Re installing them was a breeze, @rsingler you were indeed correct, they just snapped in with minimal force. Re tuned them and bingo, functioning as they should. A trap for young players.

This is correct orientation:


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