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miller keg valve problem

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i cannot figure out how to get the valve out of my miller keg i was able to get the ball and spring out. it does not have the clip spring thing i think it just threads out idk i hit one of the tabs with a hammer and flat head it did no move any just my luck to get a non standard keg lol
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Can you take a pic and post it? You may need a scanner wrench to unthread it?
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post a pic. The only ones i have ever seen have a circlip holding the stem in. But had a guy the other day that had a screw in.
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dam you piss, you beat me too it. ........And its a "Spanner" wrench" :lol:
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Lol.... I feel your pain....it took me 2 hours of grinding, smashing, cutting and finally broke the crap out of it to get it out.

Then I did some research and found this thread:

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/how-rem ... ing-76393/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow


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:lol: spanner stupid autocorrect. Your a mechanic MK don't you have a scanner wrench? I got one sits right next to my metric crescent wrench in the tool box. :moresarcasm:
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Prairiepiss wrote::lol: spanner stupid autocorrect. Your a mechanic MK don't you have a scanner wrench? I got one sits right next to my metric crescent wrench in the tool box. :moresarcasm:
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how do i post pics ?
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here is a link to my keg http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w41 ... _00005.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
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uplander wrote:here is a link to my keg http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w41 ... _00005.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
Washashore has given you the answer. There is also video on youtube of how to remove the stem from these kegs. I've done a few of them now, and they are a pain to remove. I do prefer these once the stem is removed though.

Edit: I'm giving the link to the video because it is a little hard to find.

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Thanks. I'm looking for a few good (legal) kegs. The legal and cheap part is the problem. This should save a lot of grief if I find a Heinekin.
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i finally got the valve out off the keg. i beat the piss out of it with a screwdriver and hammer no luck, then i filled it with soapy warm water beat it some more and it came out in like 5 or 6 pieces :lol:
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Ok magila gorilla. :lol: :thumbup:
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i had to chisel mine out
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uplander wrote:i finally got the valve out off the keg. i beat the piss out of it with a screwdriver and hammer no luck, then i filled it with soapy warm water beat it some more and it came out in like 5 or 6 pieces :lol:
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There is a safety in the stem to keep these from launching out and hitting people in the face if the keg has pressure. You will see a "S" on one of the two locking tabs. Directly inside, below it is a safety tab. Slide a very small flat head screw driver between the outside of the gasket and the stem to depress the safety. It should then come right out (after you have un screwed it of course).
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what threading and size do these use? Be nice to have one if it was 2" npt
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uplander wrote:here is a link to my keg http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w41 ... _00005.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
The great thing about this style of valve, is that the entire top surface of the keg flange is a flat surface that makes for a better tri-clamp seal than the ones that have two slots on the inside edge of the flange.

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Miller kegs have the slots like the pic on the right. It is a sanke with ring and rubber coated. The " stand" part of the keg is also rubber I believe. The rubber takes a wire wheel and grinder to get off. I hammered on a keg today as I read it's threaded on HD.

Finally I shoved a long Phillips screwdriver in the ball and kept turning until it came out. The problem is corrosion or rust. In hidsight I should have fired up my map gas torch and heated it first.

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