working over my fuel feed system and with the braiding on the hose, its just a little too big to fit into the connecting fittings. if i pull the braiding off it fits. do i need the braiding on the ooutside to retain strength in the line, or can i peel a lil bit of it back right where it connects??

 

why pay the money for steel braded and then rip the steel brade off of it? makes no sence to me....

 

Are you using something to lube the connection? It will probably be a pain in theass if you leave it dry...use some lube lol

 

Braiding usually adds max pressure capacity, but it really helps when a line decides to randomly fail (burst). It keeps it from bubbling out, which will make any failure less catastrophic.

OEM lines aren't braided stainless, so...

 

the whole problem is that a few of the steel braids are a little frayed and sticking out.

im only running stock fuel pressure so i dont think it will be too bad.....

 

you need to make sure you cut the line without fraying the ends. i use some tightly wraped tape and a chopsaw for the 10an and some tape and a hose clamp for the 6an or smaller.if you do use a hose clamp cut right in the center of it and have the bolt side down.and since you are putting it on your fuel system i would pressure test it first.

 

This sounds more like a matter of bad cutting than the fitting not going on. Its a compression fitting, it has to fit tight to work. the frayed ends can be cleaned up with a belt or grinding wheel after the cut is made, but you need the brading. Use some electric tape when you cut it and just work the braiding into the fitting, you often have to rock it back and forth or twist the fitting to get the braiding to start working up the ferrule.

 

also how are you trying to put the hose into the fittings? just with your hands or are you using a vice?

Whenever i put hose ends on I always use soft jaws on a vice....

read the instuctions on the company website. More than likely they will have a pdf file that you can download....

 

solid advice guys. thanks. this is the first ive used braided line for anything other than turbo oil returns/feeds

 

uh yea.... i put these things together by hand..... at least put the "nut" part onto the hose.... you have to make sure there is little to no fraying, otherwise, your life will be hell. ive always used tightlywraped electrical tape, and either a chop saw or a small cut off wheel to cut it. .... after you put the nut part onto the hose.. take the "bolt" part, put that in the vice, then turn the nut/hose part onto the bolt part, by spinning the hose, not the nut... if you do this, its likely to push the hose out of the nut... after it gets too tight to turn it any further, use an an wrench or .... i like to use these huge craftsman adjustables.. lol simple.. also, i use wd40, or pb blaster to lube the "bolt" part before i try to put the "nut/hose" part onto it.....

 

thats what i wound up doing, using electrical tape. ive got it together now and its solid, if i pull as hard as i can it doesnt budge. thanks for the help everyone