Can this valve be repaired or replicated?
Hello all. I wanted to run this by the experts, and the beginners here at Practical Machinist. I'm interested in repairing an old shower valve and while the parts are mostly available, the valve body seems to be obsolete. A diagram is available on page 3 here: http://www.kissler.com/OEM_PDF/SPEAKMAN.pdf. The problem is the threads aren't sealing well against the seat threads(part #05-0451 in the diagram). I have access to remove the valve body for repair if necesssary. Material is brass. Is there any practical way to either repair the threads, or replicate the part? Was thinking maybe a custom thread repair insert might be easier than reverse engineering the entire part, but I'm not sure it could survive installation. Any advice would be appreciated! Thank you.
DOB
Hello all. I wanted to run this by the experts, and the beginners here at Practical Machinist. I'm interested in repairing an old shower valve and while the parts are mostly available, the valve body seems to be obsolete. A diagram is available on page 3 here: http://www.kissler.com/OEM_PDF/SPEAKMAN.pdf. The problem is the threads aren't sealing well against the seat threads(part #05-0451 in the diagram). I have access to remove the valve body for repair if necesssary. Material is brass. Is there any practical way to either repair the threads, or replicate the part? Was thinking maybe a custom thread repair insert might be easier than reverse engineering the entire part, but I'm not sure it could survive installation. Any advice would be appreciated! Thank you.
DOB