| Step One: Wrap the hose
tightly with electrical tape or racers tape. Hold the hose
firmly in a vise without crushing and cut through the tape.
Make sure you make a straight cut. Remove the tape slowly and
deburr with Teflon® edges Install the socket on the hose and
slide it back out of the way. |
Step Two: Insert the nipple
portion of the PowerFlex hose end in a vise. Slip the hose
over the nipple using a twisting motion to size the I.D. of
thie teflon. Seperate the wire braid from the O.D. of the
Teflon® tube with a small screwdriver. Be careful not to crush
the Teflon®. |
Step Three: Push the olive
sleeve around the Teflon® and between the braid. This can be
done by pushing the olive sleeve against the slide of your
workbench or vise. Be sure the Teflon® liner is square to the
bottom of the olive. With the nipple in the vise, lube the
threads and the nipple portion of the hose end sparingly.
Insert the hose over the nipple making sure the olive does not
pop off the Teflon® tube. |
Step Four: Start the socket
onto the nipple by hand. Tighten with a wrench until the gap
between the nipple and the socket is no more than 1/16". Clean
the hose assembly and pressure test before
using. |
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