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Need hydraulic steel line repair help

LinWI

The steel hydraulic line that serves the power steering on my IH 674 busted off at the compression fitting, at the master control valve end. I got the compression fitting off, the end of the tube itself is rough, so I know it broke. Question is how to repair it without taking the whole thing off? I can't even see where the other end goes. Are there mobile guys who can do something like this, if I can't get it done? Thanks.

Bob

You MAY be able to have a short length of hydraulic hose made up the has a repair/compression/ferrule fitting (of the type for hydraulic use) on one end and attach it to the line, and the other end, (with appropriate fittings) will attach where the steel line used to go.

Nebraska Kirk

I would be inclined to use a new compression or flare fitting on the end of the steel line with the appropriate fittings or even a short length of hydraulic hose to reconnect it to where it needs to be.

DeltaRed

I used one of those on a steel line on my NewHolland swather. Easy to install and works well

NCWayne

If it's JIC fitting on the end of the line, they make a compression type fitting that will go on a line and turn the end of a square cut tube into a JIC connection. I know they make them for the larger sizes as I used them making up a bunch of 3/4 lines on the back of a loader bucket, but I don't know how small they go. Unfortunately I don't know what they call the fitting either. In my case I had intended to flare the ends since I have the tool to do so, but the guy at my local hydraulics shop suggested them as an easier, and faster alternative. He got them for me, and I put them on, that's about as far as I knew anything on them. In your case this would give you the little bit of added length to make up for the end being broken off, and allow you to do it without having to take the line off....if they make them in the right size. Barring that, I have cut lines and brazed a JIC end to them and had a short line made up. Basically this is the same thing that has been suggested in another post. In my case I just brazed on a fitting because I was in the field and didn't have a way to get the compression fitting, in the other post, needed to do it that way. Good luck.

moresmoke

I believe what you are referring to is a swage-lok fitting. There are generic versions, but that is the common brand name.

RodinNS

I'd probably bend it out to where I could work on it, cut the jagged end with a tubing cutter and re-flare it with a double flare if at all possible. If not I might try one of those compression fittings... but I haven't had a lot of luck with those things myself. It's hard to get them tight enough. Rod