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Repair air line with brass nipple and hose clamps?

Discussion in 'Peterbilt Forum' started by csmith1281, Nov 16, 2018.

  1. Nov 16, 2018 #1
    csmith1281

    csmith1281 Medium Load Member

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    I have an airline with an abrasion from an adjacent rubber hose. It looks like a main airline, black and orange, going to my rear end underneath the cab. Is it OK to repair airlines with brass couplings and hose clamps?
     
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  3. Nov 16, 2018 #3
    uncleal13

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    As long as it is not an actual brake line.
     
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  4. Nov 16, 2018 #3
    AModelCat

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    I wouldn't recommend it. Use the proper DOT compression fittings for that kind of thing.
     
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  5. Nov 16, 2018 #4
    csmith1281

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    OK… So that is a thing? There is a fitting I can use instead of having to replace the whole line? I would much rather do something like that myself than pay for 500 at the dealership.
     
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  7. Nov 16, 2018 #5
    Ridgeline

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    Go to any dealership and have them sell you the fittings. you can get a length of tubing and cut the section out and put in the little splice.
     
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  8. Nov 16, 2018 #6
    csmith1281

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    Yup, I called them, and that’s exactly what they said. $6-$8 for the fittings, and I’m sure the tubing is dirt cheap.
     
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  9. Nov 28, 2018 #7
    Nothereoften

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    Buy the brass, cut the broken airline. Have 2 crescent wrenches with you, don't wreck the ferrel as they're one time use only so only tighten everything once.
     
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