Help needed...

[HstnHskr]

I have started to tinker with my kegorator, but didn't bother to pay too much attention to how I took it all apart. My main objective was to clean everything while I replace the standard beer line with a new 8' length of line.

Basically, right now I just have several pieces laying infront of me and not really sure how it all goes back together. I bought the kegorator used and not sure how well it was cleaned or maintained before me, so I have a few questions also...

Is it necessary to repalce the elbow shank for no other purpose than it looks kind of old and rusty?

Is that little brass housing, pictured next to the elbow shank, re-useable once I hook the beer line back up to the elbow shank? What exactly does it do? Is it just a clamp of sorts?

In the 2nd picture I show the old beer line. I bought a new tailpiece and worm clamp... does the worm clamp accomplish the same thing as that brass housing?

The 3rd picture is some small plastic piece that also has a small marble (not pictured)... where did this come off of? I imagine the marble acts as some kind of float or blocker for the beer line?

The 4th picture... same question. Where did this come off of?

Last picture... the coupler of course. Just took a picture for the heck of it.

[edramshaw]

The shank looks ok but if you want to replace it I believe you can simply switch out the brass piece with that style. I've heard of links with breast cancer when using low PH liquids and brass so you could always upgrade to stainless. The brass piece is a clamp of sorts, how the hell did you get it off? I end up throwing these out because I can never get them off. The worm clamp will do the same thing as this brass piece. The 3rd picture is the check valve for the beer line. Simply place the ball (or marble) into the top off the coupler and snap the piece in the picture on the top (of the coupler) to hold it in. Screw the beer line on top of the coupler and you are good to go. The 4th picture is simply a nut which is used in conjunction with a tailpiece, clamp and beer line to attach the beer line to the coupler. Hope this helps.

[Larry Tapper]

Ed was almost every peice in the right place, but it looks tome like the gasket is on the wrong side of the plastic retaining insert. the ball(marble) goes in the top of the keg coupler, then the plastic insert, then the gasket,tail peice held in place by the wing nut.

[HstnHskr]

Thanks guys. I haven't tried getting it back together yet, but will sometime this week. I found a decent diagram of sorts when looking at the couplers to buy on here. Between your info and those diagrams, I should be able to match it all back up. Thanks again.