Replacing a Damper for a Knott Coupling

This guide is to instruct you on the steps for replacing a Knott Damper in a Coupling.

Replacing a Knott Damper

Step 1 – Remove the Gater (Bellows) from the rear bolt on Coupling as shown below.


Step 2 – Remove both front bolts with a 19mm spanner, to remove the Coupling Head


Step 3 – Then, remove both rear bolts from your Coupling Body demonstrated in the diagram below.


Step 4 – Remove the rear Damper bolt


Step 4 – You then need to remove the Coupling head by unscrewing the second bolt on the front of the Coupling, to be able to withdraw the damaged Damper from the Damper Mount.


Step 5 – Withdraw the damaged Damper from your Coupling.


Finally – Insert a new damper into your Coupling and screw in all bolts which have been removed for this process and re-attach the Coupling head.

For instructions on how to replace a Bradley Damper, click the link below

“Replacing a Bradley Damper”