Rocket E61 Grouphead Rebuild Kits

[wachuko]

For those folks in the US... Where are you sourcing these?

Several different parts from the standard E61 Faema kit that I bought. I thought these were all the same. They are not...

This is the kit that I had purchased a few years back to have when I wanted to do a rebuild...



And this is the one that I should have purchased. Having some difficulty finding it...



I used what worked from the kit I had, then polished the lever cam shaft to a mirror finish... everything else looked fine. But I want to have a complete kit for the next time I do this.

[bronsht]

Wachuko,
How did you polish the lever cam shaft (and other pieces)? Mine are blackened. Thank you.

[Jeff]

I typically purchase parts from Espressoparts.com. Their "parts ship free" shipping seems to be between a few days and a week to San Francisco.

Others may know more, but the routine-service parts that seem to most often need careful measurement are the valve assemblies (length), mushroom o-ring, and double-checking the PTFE sealing washer sizes. Things like gicleurs, gicleur screens, don't seem to be as "standard" as other parts.

https://www.cafeparts.com/Espresso-Mach ... Brew-Group is another good site. I have not ordered from them myself. I don't know which parts Rocket may choose differently than the ECM-style E61. Although they don't explicitly list Rocket in their manufacturer section, I do see Rocket in the compatibility section of on of the very generic gaskets I quickly checked.

[wachuko (original poster)]

Wachuko,
How did you polish the lever cam shaft (and other pieces)? Mine are blackened. Thank you.

I did... to mirror finish... since I needed to reuse them...

[wachuko (original poster)]

I typically purchase parts from Espressoparts.com. Their "parts ship free" shipping seems to be between a few days and a week to San Francisco.

Others may know more, but the routine-service parts that seem to most often need careful measurement are the valve assemblies (length), mushroom o-ring, and double-checking the PTFE sealing washer sizes. Things like gicleurs, gicleur screens, don't seem to be as "standard" as other parts.

https://www.cafeparts.com/Espresso-Mach ... Brew-Group is another good site. I have not ordered from them myself. I don't know which parts Rocket may choose differently than the ECM-style E61. Although they don't explicitly list Rocket in their manufacturer section, I do see Rocket in the compatibility section of on of the very generic gaskets I quickly checked.

Thank you. I have ordered from them before. I was hoping to find a kit. Seems most just sell individual components.

I ordered just the ones that were different from the kit I have (and matched the Rocket components). That will work just fine.

For now, machine is back in operation with original parts nicely polished... It is working smoothly.

Once the parts arrived, I will store them for the next service. Thank you all.

[wachuko (original poster)]

Received the parts... I had placed the order from Whole Latte Love... got some gaskets while I was there...

[wachuko (original poster)]

I really can't understand why the finish in this cam is not smoother... I know brass is soft, but this is a cam, right? Surface should be smooth for better operation...

Polished the cam and contact points on the valves...