Removing actuator from valve body assembly, Single ported unbalanced types – dl, dos types, Valves fitted with cage type trim (o in class) – Leslie Controls CONTROL VALVES SINGLE PORTED DOS User Manual
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Removing Actuator from Valve 
Body Assembly 
Direct Acting Actuator: 
 
Loosen valve plug stem nut (29). Use wrench on 
flats of valve plug stem and turn valve plug stem 
out of actuator stem threads until it is 
disengaged. (In large control valves, support 
valve plug stem to prevent valve plug from 
suddenly falling downward as valve plug stem 
clears actuator stem). Take travel indicator off 
valve plug stem. 
Remove capscrews (39) holding actuator to 
bonnet and lift actuator off bonnet. 
Reverse Acting Actuator: 
 
Insert lock rod (attached to yoke) through yoke 
and stem, loosen valve plug stem nut, then 
follow direct acting actuator procedure. 
 
Single Ported Unbalanced Types 
– DL, DOS Types
(See Fig. 3 and 4)
 
Remove nut (29) from valve plug stem. 
Disassemble bonnet bolts/nuts (45/42). Lift 
bonnet, valve plug assembly and bonnet gasket 
(44) off valve body. Loosen and remove bottom 
cap (flange) (48) and gasket (47) where 
applicable. 
Disassemble
packing
flange
bolts/studs (37), packing flange (36) and packing 
follower (38) from bonnet. Clean out packing 
box. 
 
Figure 3 - Cage Trim (DOS Type)
 
 
 
Valves Fitted with Cage Type 
Trim (O in Class) 
(See Fig.3) 
Trim components are: Seat retaining guide/cage 
(48), seat ring/insert (51) and seat ring/insert 
gasket (50). Body gasket (47), seat retaining 
guide/cage (48), valve plug guide and throttling 
sector will come out along with valve plug. 
Disassemble parts when removing valve plug 
from bonnet. 
 
To remove seat ring/insert, place tapered wooden 
dowel into seat ring/insert and lift out seat 
ring/insert. Seat ring/insert gasket will follow. 
(see Fig. 4) 
 
Figure 4 - Single Ported Control Valve Body 
Assmebly (Actuator Removed) 
Replacing Seat Ring(s)/Inserts
(Threaded Ring Only) 
 
To remove threaded seat ring use seat ring 
wrench see Fig. 5. 
