jpitman2

AFAIK, Metric a/c fittings do not exist.
jp 83 Euro S AT 54k, in the hose fitting business, but not the technical side of it.

GregBBRD

Getting a "generic" hose end that will make that "turn" into the front isn't all that easy. Besides that, it's not Teflon hose!

Hilton

I replaced the flexible section on that hose with the correct gauge of AC barrier hose (5/16 I think for that bit? all 3 hoses are different sizes).

Here's the pics - the e-clips actually came as part of a ferrule kit for rebuilding lines, so the process is something like:

1. undo a couple of the clamps so you can wiggle the hard line around a little
2. carefully remove original ferrules and dismantle the fittings
3. slide new insulation over the hard line
4. add ferrules and clips
5. push into new hose and position correctly
6. crimp the ferrules

The tricky bit is point 6 - I bought myself a mastercool hydraulic crimp tool a couple of years ago, but they're $400ish (the hydraulic one comes with more dies than the screw type one).

(I was led to search for the ferrule kit with clips from this page here - on rebuilding AC lines)

In my case, I also used the crimp tool to rebuild my oil cooler lines.. which is what the last picture is.

dprantl

http://www.autoacsystems.com/_store/detail/A3110.html

Dan
'91 928GT S/C 475hp/460lb.ft