Air line into compressor trouble.

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Well i finally got my compressor in but in the process i damaged(craCKED) the air line that go into it. I tried as much as possible to get the air lines out but non would budge. I ended up taking the actual compressor (not the black cylinder) off the good one and using the black cylinder that was allready attached as i could not get the lines off. Ends up i damaged them. How would i go about fixing this?

Can i just snip the air lines off right before they go into the compressor? And then just stick them on the new one?

Also when removing the lines you push in the orange collor and pull out the line right? I tried just about everything.
 
I've found that pushing the orange ring and the line inward as much as you can, and then pulling the line back you works the best. I've removed 4 compressors and this method has yet to fail me.
 
yea it works like a chineese finger trap right? You have to push in pull out the tab for the lines to come out... cuz i had this problem i got it out fine but i wanted to put it back in... I pushed the line in and pulled back on the orange thing and it was good to go.
 
ok thanks. so theres no special fitting at the end of the air line that goes into the compressor? That would meen i could snip them off and reinsert the line once i get the the line that is stuck in there correct?
 
that im not sure of... why not just remove the line completely from the compressor? .... on an off topic do you have a pic of your car with the 19's? im looking for some rims and i have a 1.5 inch drop and im not sure on what size wheel to go with...
 
What im trying to understand is it just the air line that goes into it. No special fitting at the end of it ounce you take it out? Wich would mean i could snip it off and reinsert once i get the craked part out of the black cylinder.
 
As for the 19's, for some reason my camera wont let me laod on the comp. The wheels are 19x8.5 with skinny little tires, 225. But i got the set for 500 with brand new tires. that just had to be painted wich i did over the winter.
 
you can snip the lines but make sure you do it straight and clean, no burr's at the ends when you put them in the new dryer or you'll have a leak, you may also have to trim back the black jacket on the air lines before you insiert them into the dryer, making sure enough of the white air line is exposed so it fits into the dryer deep enough to make a seal. yes if you have to snip, go ahead, there is plenty of slack in all 4 of them where you wont run into problems making them reach the new dryer.
 
There are no special fittings on the end of the air lines, What is inside is a small collet with barbs on it that hold the plastic tube from pulling out. To get those barbs to release their grip you need to push the orange piece in whilst pulling on the plastic hose, might take a little wiggling as they probably have been there a while.

On doing an install of the lines it is very important that the lines be trimmed squarely and no burrs, as when you push the line in it needs to contact the "O" ring at the bottom and have the collet teeth hold it there. So push in on tube and gently pull back on orange collet.
 
AbrahamLincoln said:
yea it works like a chineese finger trap right? .
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great analogy...

I found that I put a very small (like 4MM open end wrench) over the line helps to "push the collar" down firmly.

I grabbed the air line with a small pair of pliars.

This is where it's hard to put into words

In "one motion, press both the collar and the air line into the dryer and pull the line out at the end of the motion, while holding the wrench in place".

Once you get the grasp of how it works, the above technique works really well.

NOW.. if you damage, split/crack one of the air lines.. just cut it off and make sure the cut is "square" and flat.
 
XLRVIII said:
great analogy...

I found that I put a very small (like 4MM open end wrench) over the line helps to "push the collar" down firmly.

I grabbed the air line with a small pair of pliars.

This is where it's hard to put into words

In "one motion, press both the collar and the air line into the dryer and pull the line out at the end of the motion, while holding the wrench in place".

Once you get the grasp of how it works, the above technique works really well.

NOW.. if you damage, split/crack one of the air lines.. just cut it off and make sure the cut is "square" and flat.
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A mexican socket set(cressant wrench) is best used for stubborn PTC (Push To Connect) fitings :D
 
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