Assembling Stainless Steel Fittings/Lines

Assembling Stainless Steel Fittings/Lines http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines.html Time to make some fuel lines. Aeroquip -6AN stainless steel AQP hose with aluminum reusable fittings. Step 1 is to cut the lines. I didn’t take a pic of step 1. The fittings come in two parts. The first part gets jammed onto the hose, and the second part is then threaded into the first part, which locks the hose in place. I wrapped that part with blue tape to protect the finish, clamped it into the vice, then jammed the ss line into it using a rotating motion. I’ve heard that it is a PITA to get the hose in place without the stainless braid splintering apart. I took my time and got a bit lucky, as I did not experience any of those problems. http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines.html#0 3d613d9f-a0c6-4ea7-802b-aab8b2317571 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines_files/Media/IMG_0670.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines_files/Media/IMG_0670.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Step 1 is to cut the lines.  I didn’t take a pic of step 1.<br/></p><p class="Caption">The fittings come in two parts.<br/></p><p class="Caption">The first part gets jammed onto the hose, and the second part is then threaded into the first part, which locks the hose in place. <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">I wrapped that part with blue tape to protect the finish, clamped it into the vice, then jammed the ss line into it using a rotating motion.  I’ve heard that it is a PITA to get the hose in place without the stainless braid splintering apart.  I took my time and got a bit lucky, as I did not experience any of those problems.</p></div></div> In this horrible out of focus picture, you can barely see that the hose is pushed all the way into the first part of the fitting. That part was not easy, as it took a lot of force and twisting motion to get the hose in deep enough. http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines.html#1 754a6624-8765-488b-bc84-a513264f3e64 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines_files/Media/IMG_0672.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines_files/Media/IMG_0672.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">In this horrible out of focus picture, you can barely see that the hose is pushed all the way into the first part of the fitting.  That part was not easy, as it took a lot of force and twisting motion to get the hose in deep enough.</p></div></div> The “second part”. The tapered & threaded end gets pushed into and then screwed into the “first part” of the fitting. Aeroquip sells an assembly lube to place on the tapered end of the fitting to make it easier to slip it into the hose. I used a dab of engine oil, and it worked very nicely. http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines.html#2 915a1f15-6b6e-4c04-bdff-1bad23c65889 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines_files/Media/IMG_0673.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines_files/Media/IMG_0673.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The “second part”.  The tapered & threaded end gets pushed into and then screwed into the “first part” of the fitting.  Aeroquip sells an assembly lube to place on the tapered end of the fitting to make it easier to slip it into the hose.  I used a dab of engine oil, and it worked very nicely.</p></div></div> With just a dab of engine oil to help, the second part of the fitting slid rignt into the hose. http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines.html#3 da67d4ca-d07e-4510-9b90-9009d740386a http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines_files/Media/IMG_0674.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines_files/Media/IMG_0674.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">With just a dab of engine oil to help, the second part of the fitting slid rignt into the hose.</p></div></div> Although you can’t see it, I marked the stainless braid before pushing the “second part” of the fitting into place. The mark is used to verify that the hose is not backing out of the “first part” while threading in the “second part”. Anyhow, a bit of blue tape helps protect the finish on the fittings. It does take a good amount of force to get the hoses tight. http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines.html#4 75a30b19-8c08-4df7-919b-a57f906fa58c http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines_files/Media/IMG_0675.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines_files/Media/IMG_0675.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Although you can’t see it, I marked the stainless braid before pushing the “second part” of the fitting into place.  The mark is used to verify that the hose is not backing out of the “first part” while threading in the “second part”.  Anyhow, a bit of blue tape helps protect the finish on the fittings.  It does take a good amount of force to get the hoses tight.</p></div></div> Done! Aeroquip specs that there cannot be more than a 0.032” gap between the two parts of the fittings. http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines.html#5 239762ec-33ad-4617-b74d-a3b21126aa63 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines_files/Media/IMG_0677.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines_files/Media/IMG_0677.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Done!  Aeroquip specs that there cannot be more than a 0.032” gap between the two parts of the fittings.</p></div></div> Done! http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines.html#6 60493535-b635-4969-abfc-b916f84f0535 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines_files/Media/IMG_0040.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Assembling_Aeroquip_Lines_files/Media/IMG_0040.jpg?derivative=micro

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