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Originally Posted by marinabrian
Slacken the flare nut by 1/4 turn, then tap the face of the union with a parallel drift, and tighten, repeat a couple of times, but if the pipe is truly seized inside the tube of the flare nut, then it's time for a new pipe 
The serrated flange is what prevents the hose rotating |
That's a really useful pic and I'll try the parallel drift. I'm guessing the serrated flange means no need for two spanners on the assembly line. Now I understand why no nut is needed to tighten the flexi from that pic. It's only the serrated section stopping me from rotating the flexi pipe out. If the parallel drifting fails me, as a last resort, could I section the spring piece ( I have the new ones you suggested on another thread ) to give enough space to disengage the serrated flange and rotate out? My replacement flexi pipe is a Wezmoto, but it has a nut and no serrated flange to complicate re-fitting. Your pic also looks like a really nicely made pipe. If yours is OEM, then my old one is aftermarket or a different OEM design. Just thinking out loud.