Motor stuck at top or bottom stroke of piston.

To avoid serious injury follow all warnings and instructions in the manual. Wear appropriate personal protective equipment.

  • Verify air pressure is 20 psi or greater.
  • Increase air pressure to 20 psi or greater.
  • Reverse the poppet valves, and see if problem moves to opposite side.  
  • Make sure o-ring and backup ring do not remain in the end cap casting.
  • Clean or replace poppet valve.
  • Problem poppet is typically opposite from where motor stops, because at the last changeover this poppet stuck open, preventing the next changeover.
  • Remove air valve cover and check for binding/sticking of air valve cup/carriage or piston valve.
  • Be careful removing the gasket.
  • Remove air valve cup/carriage and/or piston valve, check for nicks or burrs, grease and reassemble. 
  • Replace air valve cup/carriage or piston valve.
  • Remove air valve cover and check for binding/sticking of spring loaded detent.
  • Be careful removing the gasket.
  • Remove air valve cover and spring loaded detent.
  • Clean, inspect, grease, and reassemble.