Hmm.. I wonder what happened to the poster from CA that always spouted off about the CA requirements for a "certified" propane technician to repair propane systems? Looks like you have voided CA "laws".. :E :B
I am with Old Biscuit, while there have been a couple of folks who have torn down and repaired those valves and gotten them to work. Unlike those folks I really do not feel they are worth gambling my life on.
I suspect however that valve may not be as reliable as it should be even if you do manage to repair it.. How comfortable are you with it once and a while leaking again down the road? Explosions can be sometimes fun, but not so much when it is something you are living in..
Sometimes it is money, time, safety ahead to replace with new rather than MacGyvering a mission critical part into working.
Chuck the leaky valve in the garbage and don't look back.
