Ball lock plastic insert

Bought a ball lock keg a couple of months ago from keg connection it was a sale they had the kegs are what they called race track lids. Here's the thing I broke it down to clean it and to change the seals and under the post it has a plastic insert thing that's round and looks like a pin lock plastic insert phone call made inserts received now I try to put them in and now the post will not screw down. Anyone had this happen to them and what's a solution.

Poppets?



If so, there are a couple of different types. I think some are compatible with each other and some aren't. I haven't got around to replacing mine, so I don't have an easy answer for you. I know you have to get the right ones and carefully line them up when putting the posts back on. And don't forget the rubber 0-ring that goes under the dip tubes...

Don't have any useful advice to offer, but I'll be watching this thread with interest since I just got two of those same kegs delivered yesterday.

How have they been working out for you?

The new plastic peices made are a little too large, use the old one to measure how much needs to be removed from the new plastic insert.

No the plastic insert it has is shorter than the plastic insert that is for a pin lock I'm wondering if they just trimmed it down to fit in a ball lock post. So I'm thinking I might take a dremel to it. The poppet it has fits the post. Or do you think I can add a few seals to the to dip tube to make it fit snug to the poppet?

Why don't you put the original insert back in? I'm fairly sure that it has not gone bad.

That would be the best thing but when I took it out it crumbled.

Man, this is one confused thread that only a picture of the "plastic insert" is going to shed any light upon...

Cheers!

day_trippr said:

Man, this is one confused thread that only a picture of the "plastic insert" is going to shed any light upon...

Cheers!

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Your post made me laugh. Thanks for that. But, you are right on the money. No clue when everyone is in the dark.

Danaldor said:

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfzv7TGydUo

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That helps tons exactly what I was looking for thanks man.