The Tuttnauer Door Bellows
Removal & Installation Guide
There are two methods of removing the Door Bellows
Method 1 - Compressed air
Tuttnauer Door Bellows Removal
- Remove the Brass Housing Bolt from the Door
- Locate the hole on the face of the Door that leads to the bellows cavity
- Block the opening in the side of the Door where the Housing Bolt was removed with a thick book or block of wood. Care should be taken because the Bellows Assembly will be projected with a great deal of force when using compressed air
- Apply air pressure to the hole on the face of the Door The air pressure will blow the Bellows Assembly out of the cavity
- Check that the bellows gasket has been removed from the bellows cavity, if not reach into the door with a long thin screwdriver and remove the gasket.
- Remove the old bellows from the brass housing
Method 2 - Extraction
Tuttnauer Door Bellows Removal
- Remove the Brass Housing Bolt from the Door
- Remove the steel locking pin
- Using the Bellows Extraction Tool Part #TUB036-8729 or a 4 inch long drywall screw insert the tool or screw into the bellows assembly until the brass bushing is reached.
- Thread the tool or screw into the center hole of the brass bushing one or two turns or until the threads have locked on to the bushing.
- Using the tool or screw remove the Bellows Assembly from the Door
- Check that the bellows gasket has been removed from the Door, if not reach into the door with the tool or screw and remove the gasket.
- Remove the old bellows from the Brass Housing
Tuttnauer Door Bellows Installation
- Insert the new Bellows Kit into the Brass Housing
- Install the Brass Housing Bolt on to the front of the Housing
- Insert the assembly into the Door
- Tighten down the Housing Bolt, it needs only to be snug.