Trouble Removing Cover On Bostitch CAP60P OF Air Compressor – Solved

Linda L Bonnell

Hi I’m trying to remove case from Bostitch air compressor….CAP60P. Any suggestions?

Pics?

by: Bill

If you would be good enough to add a couple of photos of your compressor (start a new post please) then we can have a look. I don’t know how… yet, but need to see a picture or two, and cannot find one on line. Post a couple and we’ll get back to you.

Doug in s.d.ca

You’ve removed the screws from the sides, I expect. There’s another one inside the handle that screws into a bracket. Try removing two screws from the handle, then remove the handle cover. There you should find the final screw, which is likely why it won’t come off.

Linda L Bonnell

Still trying to remove casing from Bostitch air compressor CAP60P-OF. here are pics requested. Thanks

Bill

Thanks for that, and I can see how frustrating that is. Did you have a look at Doug’s post just above yours?

Linda L Bonnell

Yes I removed both screws from handle and then inside 1 nut and loosen one hex bolt. Nothing loosened ..case won’t move!

Doug in s.d.ca

Those pix are from before you started working on it? You say you removed the handle cover and loosened a nut. Good.

But in the first pic, I see two screws. One below the G and another under the L in “6.0 GAL”. Those need to come out along with a corresponding pair on the other side. You may need to use your right angle screwdriver to get the first pair.

There is another one on the back.

Finally, although yours is slightly different from the drawings I’ve found, there are probably a couple more under the back corners, screwed through the base plate into the plastic cover, from the look of your pix.

Please check and confirm or deny all that, and of course, whether you get it off!

Which reminds me, why are you doing this? (Yes, I understand it won’t run your construction tools. But specifically why not?)

Thanks, and good luck.

Linda L Bonnell

I’m trying to remove casing to to check why it won’t build pressure and to see why there’s so much air coming out the vent over the hood.

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