How do you change the flint in a Dupont lighter?

Answer 1

1: flip open 2: turn to right; or clockwise; flip top should be opened mouth to right lower hinge to left;3: look and search above the line of flip top; you will see round stem; half way; up; using thumb nail; or such press it down; same time pull back; top where grooves are; back; toward left; you will see empty trough;

that's where flit goes in; you can insert vertically to round slot; clean off dusts will help; use facial tissue; place it vertically then tilt it to right; using pen or such; then pull back top; from left to right; you should hear click as pressed down stem locks into place;

if you need to really clean; get lighter fluid; or such cleaning fluids; empty out all the butane by pressing down; the intake valve; do it repeatedly till such time you don't hear sound;

then wet down on facial tissue and wipe it down;

the flint lighter comes off; if you put it wrong; it wont spark; just rotate it; put it backward; then it works;

you can use any butane; no need to buy dupont butane; just need to have right fitting; colibri butane works; as well as hobby shop; supplied generic butane works as well;

burns the same; just needs right fitting; so buy one with multiple heads and cut to fit the size;

stopped buying them; used to be able to get it for dollar; or 1.50; at most 2.00 it got very expensive; so stopped buying them; now its $6.00 per cartridge; too expensive for my pocket;

if i do; i'd use it for show off; on date or such; short of that?; using 13oz $2.49 butane;

i just need to keep buying flint;

other flints don't work; dupont flints are narrower; so unless you want to spend time shaving it;

one word of caution; don't over fill it; press down to fill once or twice; for 2 seconds each;

seem to have multiple chambers; so it will reach equilibrium;

good luck;

Answer 2

It's simple.Open the lighter and press down on the small lever on the spindle side. This releases the spring on the top. Using correct flinets replace and then close up the top and it should work. John

Answer 3

If it's a rollerflint, then open the top to reveal the flint and nozzle.

You'll see the flint is held in a small brass holder, behind the flint wheel . At the back of that brass bit, there's another brass block, with a rectangular brass slide on top which lets you release the spring that pushes the flint onto the flint wheel. Push the brass slide back with your fingernail, or a screw driver, and swivel the flint holder out to the side.

There's a hole into which you push a new flint.

Then push the flint holder back into place, and the spring should pop back, holding the flint holder in place.

Roll the flint wheel a few times to get a nice bright spark, and job done =]