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Re: [Shop-talk] Hoses

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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Hoses
From: John Miller via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 08:52:30 -0800
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On 3/5/2020 6:34 AM, Tim . via Shop-talk wrote:
> I bought a (goodyear stamped on the hose) rubber air hose at 
> horriblefreight some years ago--I don't remember if there was more than 
> once "brand" choice. It's been great so far. I live in Wisconsin and it 
> does get used in the middle of winter regularly as tyres loose pressure 
> in the cold.

Air:

(a) Rubber hose.

(b) Distributed clamping and strain reliefs at fittings - I use 2-3 
Oetiker-style band clamps with a layer or two of heavy heat-shrink over 
the clamps extending out onto the hose.

(c) A lighter-duty more flexible (and presumably stored indoors) whip 
hose on the tool/tire chuck will reduce stress on the end of the hose, 
where it'll most likely fail.

(d) Then you cut it back six inches and do it again.

Clear brake-bleeder tubing:

(a) Whatever you buy, buy three times what you need so you have it to 
swap out when you need to.

(b) McMaster-Carr as a source.

I don't use clear hoses for brake bleeding, I think mine are silicone. 
I use three-packs of ketchup bottles from Smart & Final with a piece of 
hard brake line down to the bottom of the bottle, the hose over both the 
hard line and the squeeze-spout, and a clamp to hold them together. 
Add 1in of brake fluid in bottom of bottle, connect, crack bleeder, then 
bleed until you've got ~2in of fluid in the bottle.   You can also add a 
loop of fishing line to hang the bottle from the bleed screw.

John.
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