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Air Leak


well sh...oot! sometimes it doesn't pay to try to save a couple of bucks. I got my power steering hose made,$34.00 and went to put it on. First thing I did though was to take the air line off that I put on yesterday and put some thread tape on the fittings. It only took a few minutes,it was easy to get to. The power steering hose was much more difficult ,but I got that on and started the truck and turned the wheel back and forth then refilled the reservoir and was good to go,until I pushed the brake button in and heard the air leaking.The old line just had a small pinhole in it,and there was one on the shelf at the shop with the right fittings,it was just longer,so I put that on. They don't use that type air line at all anymore,the rubber hose type. And it's no good,it was leaking around the swivel part of the fitting,not around the threads. I saw similar airlines at the parts store hanging on the wall,and should have gotten one,but they're closed now. Now i've gotta get one and get it on by Saturday morning.

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vanscottbuilders

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Some things never change:

One step forward - Two steps back!

When I took my B67 apart, the only two things that broke were the swivel fittings on the air lines where they come thru the frame at the front axle

Do you still have the copper air lines in your B?

other dog

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Some things never change:

One step forward - Two steps back!

When I took my B67 apart, the only two things that broke were the swivel fittings on the air lines where they come thru the frame at the front axle

Do you still have the copper air lines in your B?

Yep,that's it! Some of the lines are still copper,most have been changed to the plastic lines,still got some rubber hoses.
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