Is this air hose fixable?

[1Garageman]

So I was putting a female coupler on this air house and starting to just barley tighten it and the damn thing breaks on me! It broke right in the middle of the threads. Can you cut the ends of the hoses and put to male threads on them? If so what are they called and does HB or Menards have them?

Thanks Guys/Girls

 

[Weps]

you can cut just about any hose and refit it. i've always referred to them as barbed fittings - or look for a properly sized hose repair kit.

there are likely also some exotic compression fittings and other systems out there which would work. i'm not too up on those though. maybe others here can suggest some options that way.

 

[brwbier]

Most any auto supply store should have the end you need to replace the broken one.
Brwbier

 

[therealwormey]

they have barbs with male or female coupler made on them,slide in the hose and use a sqeeze clamp or worm clamp. cant member where i got the last ones i got,,i know lowes have barbs with male NTP threads,clamp the same,just used one couple weeks ago

 

[csargents1546]

Equiptment repair or hydraulic hose shops can put a new end on that.

 

[1Garageman]

Equiptment repair or hydraulic hose shops can put a new end on that.

OK thanks for your tips everyone. I think i'll call this place near me that does repairs on hoses and other things. I am curious to see how much it cost.

 

[dittle fart around]

Don't try it yourself you need a high pressure connection. Here in Portland there are lots of hydraulic hose shops that do the repairs.

 

[tatra]

diy kits like these are available..........
http://www.oetiker.com/content.asp?l=4&idNavig=425
as for high pressure, this is just an air hose not a hyd hose..........

 

[sdowney717]

i dont like the screw clamps so I tried something.

I had a HF rubber hose which fell apart (made in India)
I bought a NT Hitachi air hose made of green PVC but had the wrong ends for $5 (ends too big)

So I cut off the ends
using a torch, burned out the rubber saving the ferrels and correct sized barbs

Took the cleaned up compressed ferrel, soaped it with dish soap and pressed it onto the hose. tapped it on with a hammer etc... till the hose end hit the end of the ferrel.
Then soaped up the barb and screwed, twisted, hammered and pushed it into the hose.
It holds air pressure.
I dont think this will work for regular rubber hose since rubber may have too much friction. It does work with those slick shiny PVC hoses.

the Hitachi barb ends were a dual piece which had an internal rubber ring and the nut can swivel around separate from the barb. So that was burned up in case you were somehow going to reuse Hitachi ends, see if the barb separates from the nut cause you will need to replace the o ring..

 

[bgott]

You can get the ferrels at your local welding supply. They have lots of different sizes so they might have to order the right one. Take a short length of hose with the hose barb so you get the right size. They sell crimpers that look like vise grips, I found a set at the flea market.

 

[Lotek]

Hose clamp over the barb will work, tape over the clamp so it doesn't snag on anything, but the crimp fitting is the proper way to go.

 

[V-10 Killer]

I'm guessing that's 3/8" air hose. A barbed fitting and hose clamp would get it done. A nicer way might be a 6AN hose end fitting from some place like Jegs or Summit racing. But much more than that, including fuel to take it in, might make it more cost effective to just buy a new hose. Good luck however you decide to go

 

[Cobra5150]

Barb fitting and hose clamp. That should cost less than the gas to go to the store.

 

[Carl B]

I had a HF rubber hose which fell apart (made in India)

I have a hose I bought at HF - "Goodyear" Made In The USA. So is that a HF rubber hose too?....humm...

FWIW,
Carl B.

 

[Carl B]

1Garageman:
If you do take the hose to have it professionally repaired - it won't cost much. While you are at it ask them if they can put a swivel fitting on it... that way it will be repaired and upgraded at the same time.

FWIW,
Carl B.

 

[sdowney717]

[QUOTEI have a hose I bought at HF - "Goodyear" Made In The USA. So is that a HF rubber hose too?....humm...
][/QUOTE]

the black rubber outer cover spider cracked, tiny splits formed, and eventually developed leaks where the air hissed out.

also the black rubber cover was disintegrating onto my hands and made everything dirty it touched.
It was one of those no name generic long black rubber hoses rolled up and wrapped in clear plastic for $10.
I recall it saying made in India. It felt nice and looked good but developed problems quickly.
It lasted less than one year.

 

[1Garageman]

1Garageman:
If you do take the hose to have it professionally repaired - it won't cost much. While you are at it ask them if they can put a swivel fitting on it... that way it will be repaired and upgraded at the same time.

FWIW,
Carl B.

That's a good idea. A swivel fitting would be nice on several of my hoses.

I didn't have time to take the hose over there this Saturday. My wife bought some cabinets for the basement in an auction that "HAD" to be taken care of!

 

[brwbier]

How does something like this get so out of hand? Answers like its high pressure, I wouldn't mess with it. Take it to a pro. Take it to a shop and get it fixed. It's an air hose not rocket science. If you cant fix an air hose what kind of mechanical skills do you have that you need an air hose? You go to the auto parts store and ask for a hose end repair kit. $5 to $9 your out the door, ten minutes the hose is fixed.

 

[mhm993]

Barb fitting and hose clamp

 

[Zrexxer]

How does something like this get so out of hand? Answers like its high pressure, I wouldn't mess with it. Take it to a pro. Take it to a shop and get it fixed. It's an air hose not rocket science.

AMEN to this ^^^^

I fixed air hoses for years with hose barbs and a hose clamp. Once I quit buying flea-market-grade air hoses though my repair rate went WAY down. These days I have the proper crimper and ferrules to do the job right, but I rarely need it...