Ultra Simple Liner Rebuild
There are two parts to installing a new liner in a Venus 2000 receiver. The
installation of the constrictor and any constrictor accessories, and the
installation of the liner itself. Here we will just install a very simple
constrictor. I should point out that there is no rule that says the
tubulation for the attachment of the receiver hose has to be at the entrance
end of a receiver.
This is hose connection's normal location for some rather good reasons. Mostly because it minimizes the effect of the weight and pull of the receiver during use. But you can certainly assemble the housing "backwards", that is with the hose tubulation located at the cap end of the receiver. When you start to experiment with some alternate ways to use the receiver, this cap end attachment for the hose can be a benefit.
One assumes the old latex material has been cleaned off the tubular receiver housing and the housing itself has been cleaned up. The housing should have nice smooth edges on the two ends. This is where "sanding" with the plastic scrubber pad comes in. This can also lightly frost the plastic in this area on the outer surface which will help keep the liner in place. But mostly the plastic has to be well washed and dried, clean and free of any traces of lubricant.
The simplest possible constrictor is about a 4-inch length of the same liner
material as will be used for the liner itself. It is installed over the entrance
end with about one inch overlapping on the outside of the receiver tube, and the
rest stuffed inside. It should be nice and smooth and fold back into the
receiver making a nice round tube of latex sticking into the receiver about two
and a half
inches. You can experiment with overall constrictor length and how deeply into the receiver the
constrictor extends after its free end is folded back inside.
Constrictor Installation is Step 2.
The liner segment should be cut a bit longer than the receiver itself. It is installed first over the entrance end, overlapping and on top of the already installed constrictor tube. It should extend down the outside enough to completely cover the constrictor.
It is then stuffed down into the center of the constrictor and through the
housing. You may find a small round stick helpful for this part of the
operation. I have an old drumstick that I keep handy. You pull the liner
material up over the cap end of the receiver housing and down the outside. I find I can sit
cross-legged on the bed, and hold the receiver housing between my two feet, leaving
both hands free for this operation.
Liner Installation at Entrance is Step 3.
You need to stretch the latex liner material up and then out and over the end of the receiver. Then you fiddle with it. Try to get the resulting hole, the end of the liner tunnel, nice and smooth as well as properly centered. You do this by having even tension around the edge of the liner material at each end of the receiver. Try to adjust the overall tension so the entrance end has a nice smooth tunnel without any significant folds to it.
That is about it for the entrance end of the receiver. To finish the entrance end
it is secured with a special ultra wide
"rubber band" made by cutting a 1-inch section of the liner material
and putting it over the outside of the mouth end, overlapping the liner end and
constrictor. This helps hold the entrance end firmly in place. You may use more than
one layer for extra security. You may find it useful to install this extra
holding band onto the entrance end of the receiver before you pull the liner
material through, up and over the cap end and tension the liner.
Liner Installation at Cap End is Step 4.
On the top of the receiver assembly you press on the cap. It is a tight fit over the layer of liner material. This goes a long way towards holding the liner in place at that end. You then cut about a 1.5-inch slice of liner material and install it so it overlaps the lower edge of the cap and the liner material, about half on the outside of the cap and half on the body of the receiver so it holds the cap in place and also the top end of the liner.
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In the official Abco rebuild instructions, they mention purposely twisting the liner during installation as an option. I have never done this, but there is no reason why it will not work. It would modify the tension on the liner and could add a twisted flute to the liner which would add texture to the final result which might be found pleasing. Even though I always try to avoid any end to end twisting when installing my liners, this shows there are no hard fast rules for receiver setup. Experiment in any way you can dream up until you find what is best for you. |
This completes the simplest possible rebuild of a Venus receiver. As you can see, for this method you only need one size of liner material and it makes the liner, the constrictor, and the bands that hold the liner in place and the cap end in place.
12/03