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maxwell18 · 10-30-2016, 08:53 PM

I feel kind of dumb, but here go's. I have air leaks at my front air tank at the fittings and hose connections. How do you tighten the fittings, I can't see how to remove or tighten the fittings. At the 90 fittings it look like it screws into the tank and them you have to screw the hose connections into the fittings without being able to use a connection at the hose that turns into and out of a connection without turning the hose itself. I have in the pass used hose that had a connections that you can turn with your fingers until it gets tight then use a wrench.

r___r · 10-31-2016, 09:52 PM

Trying to visualize from you description...

Does the hose have a hose clamp around it at the fitting?

Is the fitting attached to the hose, barbed?

a)Seems to me that you'll have to remove the hose from the fitting(and possibly, cut some of the worn hose off);
b)If the barbed fitting is threaded into the 90* fitting, remove it;
c)Remove the 90* fitting from the air tank;
Clean all threads of debris.

On the go back, add Teflon tape to the 90* fitting, rethread then tighten; add Teflon tape to the connector that goes into the 90* and tighten; then, reattach hose to connector and tighten hose clamp.

If that's all wrong, please elaborate.

Can you post a picture?

Rich

maxwell18 · 11-01-2016, 01:51 AM

Thanks for your info, the hose and fitting fit together as a fitted connection. I am thinking you are correct. The tubing is connected to a connector and you have to cut the tubing from the fitting and get a new connector push hose into a new connector reconnect your other parts. I did not know how the tubing was
secured to a fitting and what steps was required to fix the leak.

**JohnRR** · 11-01-2016, 02:32 AM

Does the fitting look like this?

maxwell18 · 11-09-2016, 07:50 AM

Yes it does. Sorry for the late response.

**JohnRR** · 11-09-2016, 10:19 AM

Push the collar at the hose down towards the elbow then pull the hose out.

Download Product Literature from DiscountHydraulicHose.com

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qtWLFKpItz8

**Lt Dan** · 11-09-2016, 11:02 AM

After you have removed the hose as John suggested, make sure the end is cut exactly square. If the cut is not square the hose will not seat properly in the fitting, causing it to leak. When you reinstall the hose, make sure you seat it all the way in.