To disassemble American Sanke keg for cleaning. Jacob Bray on May 12, I have to clean my sanke kegs and using the ports and a water pump just isn't doing it.
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Steve C on Feb 20, Keg cleaning at home Zach S on Nov 3, To make use of readily available kegs for fermenting Jeffrey b K on Sep 8, Makes cleaning your Sanke kegs a breeze. A must have! Larry H on Jun 15, Because Sanke kegs are a living nightmare. Stargazer Kombucha L on Jan 27, Fix kegs Alibi Ale W on Sep 25, I need it to clean my kegs wihout damage to them Brian K on Jun 1, It's my husband's birthday and he makes beer Diana h on May 22, Price and delivery Jay F on Apr 21, Because I need it!
Dean M C on Aug 24, I have too many kegs to clean to do this job by hand David R on Jul 12, We need it for our hard cider business Joseph S on Apr 20, Do I need any other tools to fully disassemble an American Sanke keg for cleaning and sanitizing?
Jacob Bray on May 11, Before I had this tool I was using a "C" clamp and spacers to push the ball down enough to release the ring. It was really difficult to get that ring out so I finally got the tool It is still difficult to get the ring out, but definitely easier than my jury-rigged effort. Once you get it out, you can pull out the entire stem apparatus and clean the inside. If you want a more automated way of cleaning, then you'd need a pressure washing rotating head to insert, and a stand to keep it upside down.
But if you just want access to the inside, this is what you need. Reply Inaccurate glenna t on May 11, Purchased on Jun 25, You just need the removal tool, a flathead screw driver and a pair of needle nose pliers. Once I screw down the removal tool, I use a flathead screwdriver to access the clip and then a pair of needle nose pliers to grab the end of the clip and pull it out. When replacing the clip I use the flathead screwdriver to make sure it goes back in the proper position.
This tool relieves pressure on the ring, but the ring still needs to be pulled out. It is not necessarily required but VERY useful to have nail file or some other thin stiff tool to get the lock ring out. You might be able to do it with a thin flathead screwdriver and some needle nose pliers.
You'll need something to pull the retaining ring out after you use this tool. Something like needle nose plyers, a small flat head screwdriver, etc. No, not disassembly or re-assembly. Make sure the snap ring is snug and evenly set before removing the tool.
I hope that helped someone. If not, go drink a well-deserved beer for reading an otherwise boring post Hofer, Thanks. I think you're right, a straight piece of properly sized pipe to compress the assembly would work. However, it would end up being a 2-person operation I think. We had so many to do that we just bought the tool.
Maybe I'm nuts, but I have reinstalled over a hundred spears by just starting the retaining ring available at McMaster-Carr! It takes about 10 seconds.
If you have not aligned the spear to fall correctly into the bayonet grooves, the channel locks when opened perfectly catch the ears and rotate the spear the last mm or two until it is perfectly in place. Moonlight, You may very well be nuts I think I now understand your method - I will give it a try.
The tool I saw I have installed a retainer ring without the compression tool, but not usually. I made my own. I quickly found out that utilizing new retainer rings made the process a lot simpler. I think the tool offered by sabco and St.
Pat's are exactly the same. Helluva price difference. Joined Nov 13, Messages Reaction score 3 Location dfw. Stealthcruiser Well-Known Member. Be careful, they are brittle! Stealthcruiser said:. Do you have a center punch, to make a "divot" in the ring, where your bit won't walk?
And a drop or two of oil wouldn't hurt, after the divot Real oil. Joined Nov 3, Messages Reaction score Location wv. Abandon tool "Finesse" and apply tool "Brute Force" The "link" wouldn't load for me, but if it is a spring loaded center punch, it will probably do it.
And I'm guessing here No access to a drill press, and you are "free stylin" with a hand drill? No disrespect intended, but if you are not used to drilling and "machining" metals, you'll have a hard time drilling it.
BUT, if you get a divot in it, and you have a true, sharp carbide bit, it should sail through it. Remember, "slow speed, heavy feed", and don't forget, those bits are brittle! Edit: Yes, that is a spring loaded punch. I have a harder time installing them--it is awkward to pull the trailing end downward and inward at the same time.
I think it would be easier to install them if they had holes--using the hole to pull the trailing end down into the slot. Thanks for the suggestions and support, though! I have found a 6" crescent wrench to be the perfect installation tool. Basicly you adjust the wrench and just rock it outward to force the ring in the groove around the circle Natdavis Well-Known Member. I do mine just like the video, except I use a small appliance screwdriver, which works perfectly.
As for reinstallation, I just use a pair on pliers. Takes no time at all. DrunkleJon Objects in mirror are closer than they appear Lifetime Supporter. I have found that lining up the spiral ring just right and then adding a scratch to the lip of the sankey allows you to be able to repeatably line up the spiral ring for ease of removal.
Otherwise, have you considered replacing the spiral rings with more C shaped snap rings? It may be slightly harder to get them inserted but with a pair of thin needlenose style pliers it should be far easier to remove.
DrunkleJon said:. The OEM spiral rings work well as they are designed to compress the o-ring seal in the keg stem as they are worked into place. Joined Mar 29, Messages 31 Reaction score 2. Note that this tool only presses the spear down to relieve pressure on the retaining ring, you will have to remove the ring by hand. Close menu. Facebook Twitter Instagram. Add to Cart. McAfee Secure. Easy Returns. Jason M. There wasn't very much information describing what the tool actually does.
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