How to service a Hammar lifejacket

[Ruffles]

Hi,

Anyone know how to remove the Hammar inflator on a Crewsaver lifejacket?

I'm getting bored screwing the bottle back on every time I use it and want to pop a drop of torqueseal on th thread. Trouble is the bottle is inside the lifejacket and I need to take the mechanism out to get at it.

I know the replacements come with a key but I'm too stingy to buy one.

Thanks in advance

Rob.

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[DJE]

You don't need a key. Use a 2 pence piece; insert it between the yellow and black parts of the Hammar device at the bottom corner next to the manual inflation toggle and turn it anti-clockwise. The hammar device then lifts off. Re-assembly is the reverse of the dismantling process (as someone once said) but you can twist the two halves of the hammar back in to alignment by hand.

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[Ruffles]

Many thanks,

Worked a treat.

Rob.

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[John_Clarke]

Suggest inflation test

I serviced a couple of lifejackets with Hammar inflation devices and one of them deflated over night. Crewsaver replaced it free of charge. I have heard that you need to reassemble very carefully to avoid a problem; I don't know if this was the problem.

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