Very tight flare nut

[Mike Noc]

Looking at the photos Mr Previous Owner rounded them off for you then. Once they get to that stage the only thing I've found that can move them is a mini monkey wrench - mole wrenches tend to slip off.

[Blink]

That was me - I rounded them off after trying heat, plusgas, flare wrenches (three of!) and everything else I could think of. There's no way they were going to come apart.

[Blink]

Originally Posted by Blink

......and everything else I could think of.

Including a can of Förch Black Magic S411.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1x-Förch-...72.m2749.l2649
Crazy price - I don't think I'll be buying that again.

[DrDick74]

Thanks for the advice everyone - I am making progress by resorting to cutting the pipe and replacing! So far so good, new pipe installed without too much issue, however a new question has arisen: the replacement hose I purchased doesn't have the protective sheath at the (pipe) end, and the old one had to be cut off. Nor does it have the coil strengthener, but that I can salvage. Have I bought the wrong hose (from Rimmers)? I cannot seem to find these covers sold separately. I presume they are necessary? Again, any advice greatly appreciated!

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by Mike Noc

Looking at the photos Mr Previous Owner rounded them off for you then. Once they get to that stage the only thing I've found that can move them is a mini monkey wrench - mole wrenches tend to slip off.

I use those when I have a problem with rusted up parts. The harder you pull the tighter they grip. If fact they work so well that the end result can just ripping the part into two pieces.--

[T-Cut]

Originally Posted by DrDick74

- - - the replacement hose I purchased doesn't have the protective sheath at the (pipe) end, and the old one had to be cut off. Nor does it have the coil strengthener, but that I can salvage. Have I bought the wrong hose (from Rimmers)? Again, any advice greatly appreciated!

If the hose from Rimmer didn't have the shield (it's an anti-kink device I believe) then it's of a different design from the 'genuine OEM' type they used to sell. That being said, very few if any aftermarket hoses have this extra bit so it clearly isn't necessary. The hub doesn't really swivel enough to cause any issues with hose kinking. The same principle goes for the spiral protection sleeve. It's a simple plastic spring, to mitigate against anything rubbing the hose, presumably the tyre. Whatever, you can easily transfer this if you want things to look like before.


When I renewed mine recently, I refitted the plastic spring but there's no way to remove and refit the hard rubber sleeve. It's machine fitted and can't be done by DIY.


TC

[Blink]

Originally Posted by Mike Noc

..... Once they get to that stage the only thing I've found that can move them is a mini monkey wrench....

How mini are you talking Mike?

4-inch perhaps - or smaller than that?

[Blink]

Originally Posted by DrDick74

.... the replacement hose I purchased doesn't have the protective sheath at the (pipe) end.....

Originally Posted by T-Cut

... there's no way to remove and refit the hard rubber sleeve. It's machine fitted and can't be done by DIY.

Here's the state mine were in. No chance of these sleeves coming off in one piece.

[edwardmk]

Originally Posted by Blink

How mini are you talking Mike?

4-inch perhaps - or smaller than that?

My thoughts too. Any chance of a link?

[COLVERT]

It's easy to fabricate the rubber sleeve from flat sheet and then hold it in place with a couple of cable ties.--

Alternatively slit a piece of round tube and hold it in place in the same fashion.--