When ordering this
replacement stem make sure to add in a blister of
Dow 111 lube as well. You'll need them both to make this repair. Note, this is not a Chris Coffee or Quickmill sourced part. Stefano carries these for repair of Isomac machines. That being said, I repaired my original style Anita steam valve with this parts with no problem at all. AFAIK, this is a fairly standard part uses in many compression-style valves. However, there was one poster who
reported that their valve was harder to turn after using this part for a repair. Never heard if that resolved itself or not. The safest bet is to buy a full replacement valve assembly from Chris Coffee, but I wasn't willing to spend the 40 bucks when a $15 part could fix my problem.
Mike