Patent ID: 7231932

Claim:
A method of allowing the field servicing of a choke valve without having to manually support the weight of a choke actuator associated with the choke valve, the choke actuator being separately releasably engageable with a choke valve body and at least one internal valve component of the choke valve, the method comprising: disconnecting the choke actuator and at least one internal valve component engaged therewith from the choke valve body; moving the choke actuator and the at least one internal valve component engaged therewith in a generally linear path away from the choke valve body along the axis of the choke valve body; turning the choke actuator and the at least one internal valve component engaged therewith relative to the choke valve body; and non-manually supporting the choke actuator and the at least one internal valve component engaged therewith throughout such disconnecting, moving and turning thereof.