How to repair an AC hose.

[Chris142]

A local shop needed this fixed asap. Looks to be a low side from a Jeep Cherokee.

I will do a thread of pics. First I mark the direction the ends are. Then I cut the old hose off right at the crimp.

 

[Chris142]

Next I clean the line and put a weld on barbed fitting on it.

 

[Chris142]

Now I weld the fitting into the line

 

[Chris142]

Now cut a piece of hose. Put a crimping ferrel on the hose and push it onto the barbed fitting

 

[Chris142]

Stick the hose into the crimper and crimp it. Repeat for the other end. Done!

 

[Snowflake White]

Nice work. Some of these hoses can actually still be purchased brand new but maybe out of stock due to supply chain issues.

I wish I could find a reputable shop where I'm at but there are none. I have an 94 Honda with the discharge hose to the compressor leaking at the crimped area like this, but no way would I trust the shops here to fix this with out breaking something else or well just ripping me off.

 

[gman2304]

^^^ Send it to Chris!

 

[Chris142]

Nice work. Some of these hoses can actually still be purchased brand new but maybe out of stock due to supply chain issues.

I wish I could find a reputable shop where I'm at but there are none. I have an 94 Honda with the discharge hose to the compressor leaking at the crimped area like this, but no way would I trust the shops here to fix this with out breaking something else or well just ripping me off.

Pull the hose off and ship it to me.

I asked the guy and he said he ordered from 3 different places and all were wrong

 

[Snowflake White]

Pull the hose off and ship it to me.

I asked the guy and he said he ordered from 3 different places and all were wrong

I really need a shop that can actually do the entire job, I'm no AC guru. Thanks for the offer Chris!

 

[JMJNet]

Great information.

Local hydraulic shop can make high pressure crimp on hoses, then they can test it after that.
I have done it for brake hoses.
Not cheap though.

 

[zzyzzx]

Great information.

Local hydraulic shop can make high pressure crimp on hoses, then they can test it after that.
I have done it for brake hoses.
Not cheap though.

This thread is almost useless without pricing information.

 

[Chris142]

Great information.

Local hydraulic shop can make high pressure crimp on hoses, then they can test it after that.
I have done it for brake hoses.
Not cheap though.

Ours does to. But they use compression fittings. They leak.

 

[Chris142]

This thread is almost useless without pricing information.

Mine start @$40

 

[wpod]

Chris we can't seem to get you away from the A/C work !!! Nice post.