Page 2 - Benjamin & Sheridan Repair Kit Reviews

All parts are included for serving basic resealing. The valve body servicing tool is well made and works well. Some of the parts in the kit are near or exact replacement parts and others will have be substituted for those in your rifle.

The instructions for installing the kit are general in nature, but there are videos of how to service Sheridan Model C's as well as a detailed PDF of rebuild instructions on the internet. The included schematic is largely useless as it is a copy of a copy of a copy, ad infinitum. To be of use, it needs to be redrafted. The provided split Teflon valve body retaining nut seal damages very easily and I was not able to install successfully. Either a lead seal or o-ring should be provided instead of this part. A valve body tool alignment fixture would be of great help during re-installation. OD of the fixture would be the ID of the air tube and the ID of the OD of the valve body installation tool.

Purchased this kit to service a C model Sheridan Blue Streak that was made in 1976. The original bronze intake valve utilized an elastomer seal that fits in the ring surrounding the inlet valve seat. The original bronze inlet valve is replaced with a Delrin inlet valve in this kit and no inlet valve seal is provided. The replacement Delrin inlet valve is inserted with the rounded end against the seat and the flat end against the spring. Used a 10 inch long, 3/8 inch diameter wooden dowel with 400 grit wet and dry sand paper glued to end of it to polish the intake valve seat. Replaced all original parts with those from rebuild kit with exception of the bolt o-ring and split Teflon seal that goes between valve body and valve body retainer nut. Could not get the included split Teflon seal to properly seat. Ended up using a nitrile o-ring. Size of o-ring is 1/2 inch ID, 5/8 inch OD, and 1/16" sectional diameter.

Number 30 on one kit I ordered defective, used old one working so far.

Great kit. Everything I needed to rebuild my Benjamin.

Nothing

Tough to get the nut started and back in.

They had the parts for my gun.

Your response to my several calls was very poor and only occurred hours after I called you. I cannot sit around and wait for you to respond when you feel like doing so. I live in the Central Time Zone and my home phone is: 515-992-3042. ----- I am home until about 8:30AM and after 6:30 PM

My order WAS NOT filled properly! The end cap on the piston was the wrong one for my gun --- hints: NO RESPONSE from you. See comment above on my unsuccessful attempts to actually talk to someone who can help me.

Excellent quality, and the right tool for the job. And includes some instructions.

Nothing really.

The intake seal was just slightly oversized for my gun and would not take more then one pump. I reduced the diameter just slightly and it works fine. Also the intake valve is rounded on one side, and flat on the other, the rounded part goes in first, and the flat end goes against the intake spring. This was not covered in the instructions.

The kit did the job for me.

I would like a lower total cost for Canadian customers. With all the shipping, taxes, duties and brokerage fees, the $27 kit ballooned to $69.88 US which is $95.24 CND. That is not a level playing field for Canadian customers.

I have a 1993 Benjamin Sheridan 397P made in Racine, Wi. I was able to repair the air gun with this kit. It has been several weeks since the repair and it is holding air for many days and has lots of power. I was not able to use the bolt o-ring (part 19) or the PTFE split washer (part 27). The o-ring diameter was too big for my air gun. The PTFE split washer would expand under pressure because it is split and could not be inserted past the threads for the retaining nut (part 29). Put it together without the washer and to my pleasant surprise, it worked!

Kit worked well and got the repair completed. Instruction sheet was a bit difficult, not very clear(fuzzy) but better than nothing.

Instructions made more clear

Your staff were helpful and quick in responding to my order. Although not all parts did not apply to my Benjamin rebuild, they did provide guidance and an additional part to remedy my problem.

The diagram of the parts and instructions were reproductions of many copies and unledgible to read. Please review this issue and create a new form for the kit.

Kit worked like it should, split washer is a bit fiddly though, I ended up using a spare O ring from another rebuild kit that I had in my parts box...the tool is very well made and fit perfectly.

Replace the split washer with an O ring or lead seal...

Just make sure everything is super clean before you install the new parts, run the nut in and out in the gun to get a feel for it and to make sure it engages the threads without any issues BE CAREFUL NOT TO CROSS THREAD THE NUT!

This is a great deal every thing you need and the tool included

It is good await is

Not a job for Everyone

Parts fit as expected

Instructions were hard to read, print very faded. Possibly add tool to remove bolt

Gun now works great good kit with tool

The valve tool.

All the rebuilding components, or offer the valve tool as a separate item to be purchased because it was the only item usable for $27.95.

I have the Sheridan Blur Streak that's between 1978 to 1982 vintage. The rifle would pump up, but would leak the air out quickly. So I bought this rebuild kit. The valve tool is absolutely necessary to remove the internal components and is good, however, the rebuilding parts are not. For example, the tip of the exhaust valve doesn't fit into the exhaust valve spring causing the exhaust valve to be off center. The check valve spring was actually weaker than my original. The Teflon check valve wouldn't even seal. I decided to reinstall all the original parts. What I did differently was carefully remove the rubber disc from the check valve since I noticed they were 2 separate parts and flipped it over. After reassembling the rifle, I performed the following tests using 8 strokes for each shot. Fired immediately: 592.5 fps. 5 minute wait: 580.2 fps. 10 minute wait: 584.1 fps. 30 minute wait: 588.3 fps. 1 hour & 15 minute wait: 581.1. 1 stroke 21 day wait: Blew Styrofoam peanut off table.

Ease of ordering, packaging, o-rings, tool, cup, check valve spring.

Check walve did not seal on initial install, had to remove and polish it. Split ring would not go into the valve, eventually it was crushed, replaced with a nylon one. valve stem doesn't seat well on the spring.

This kit is close to what I needed. polishing the check valve with lapping paper solved that issue. The split ring is a joke. The valve stem is great, the place where the spring contacts it is not sized correctly, some needle nose pliers solved that problem. O-Rings were perfect. My gun would not hold at all prior to repair. It was really dirty inside as well. This kit eventually brought it back to excellent condition. Shoots 3/4" groups at 45 feet with my daughter shooting it, I can't see 3/4" at 45 feet. It takes some smithing experience to install this, but it was worth it.

I liked that the kit included the tool needed to remove the soldered valve body from the barrel.

I was happy with the way it came

I found this rifle stowed away in a garage and it wouldn't hold pressure. I was going to dump it in the trash when, after some research, found this rebuild kit from Pyramid Air and some informative rebuild videos on youtube. I don't think the rifle had been fired more than a very few times because I also found the original box of pellets that was almost full. The rubber piston head had turned to hard plastic and chipped. I took a chance and just replaced the piston head and reassembled the rifle. It holds pressure great and fires great. I will try to buy just the piston head and keep it with the parts I didn't use and save it for a later rebuild, if necessary.

Service and quality of products

Nothing except FedEx lost everything but the packing slip..Pyramid air replaced it all.quickly with no problem!!

Products were exact fit and perfect for this Sherman air rifle model 5691G.

Delivery time was long, but maybe I was just impatient to get them.

fixed my old Sheridan to perfect working order! I had forgotten how much joy the old pump gun brings to casual plinking, also makes a good inexpensive trainer for the kids.

Instructions that are more clear. The instructions included appeared to be a photocopy of a photocopy of the 25 generation, very difficult to decipher. It is a good thing I already had a pretty good understanding of what needed to be done or the repair may not have been successful. Pulled one star in the overall rating for the borderline illegible instructions.

The teflon chamber seal I received in the kit had an angled split in it sort of like a gas engine piston ring, which I assumed was normal, however trying to install it proved impossible. Every time I tried to insert it against the spring tension, it would spread out and block insertion. I had to 'recondition' and reuse the lead seal, which did work perfectly, even passing an overnight leak-down test with 8 pumps. Well worth the money to get my old pumper working again!

Came in on time

Received with broken nylon washer it had a slice in it

Ease of ordering and tracking. Inventory well stocked of items.

Nothing

Nope

This kit worked well for my Benjamin 247 pistol with soldered valve. It's at least 30 years old, and works as well now as it ever did.

As many others have mentioned, a clearer part diagram would be helpful.

Take care when disassembling your gun so you know how the parts are positioned because it is hard to tell by looking at the supplied part diagram.