Missing bolt hole in valve body

[Uncle Bob]

I'm installing a Coan RMVB that I bought in 2014 and never installed. So it's new but not new. Anyway, I noticed that one of the bolt holes isn't drilled through the separator plate.


(original Cheetah on top, Coan on bottom)

Could I just leave that bolt out? I know my luck so am reluctant to take the VB apart and don't want to drill it without disassembling to avoid getting metal shavings where they shouldn't be.

 

[408 swinger]

Ok to install. I've seen and installed a few like that. Never an issue.

 

[Uncle Bob]

It might be missing another hole. Have to call to be sure.

Cheetah


Coan


Case

 

[CudaFactHackJob]

What the?!?

 

[Uncle Bob]

Thanks for posting and reminding me to call back. They asked for a photo of the whole back of the VB and will get me turned around.

I told Todd the support guy I bought it in 2014 and he replied correctly that the only difference related to that is if I'd installed it in 2014 they would've had to fix it sooner.

 

[CudaFactHackJob]

Only lube is going back there on a mvb. What needs to be fixed?

 

[Uncle Bob]

I thought they might replace the separator plate but after looking at my photo they said you don't need the center bolt hole and the other hole that I noticed in my Cheetah VB is for drain back. So I'm just going to use it as is, with their blessing.

 

[A body]

It’ll be fine…. have seen that on older Griner brakes too.