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#1
06-22-2007, 10:17 AM
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A/C Hose Crimping Tool?
Have been looking around at/for crimping tools for my upcoming installation.
Anyone know if these tools can be rented at a NAPA or Advance Auto parts store? |
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#2
06-22-2007, 10:46 AM
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Look in the yellow pages for Industrial Suppliers. These guys, in my area, do the crimping for you on high pressure and hydraulic hoses. They, generally, have a high level of competence with this sort of thing, and you do not have to buy the tools.
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#3
06-22-2007, 12:20 PM
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my auto part stores do crimping if you buy the hose from them and bring them the fittings.
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#4
06-22-2007, 02:37 PM
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Warning.............
If you elect to have someone else crimp your a/c hoses on your project, be sure to "clock" the fitting's location to the ferrules and mark them accordingly before crimping as the hoses do NOT rotate after crimping.
Les
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Les Iden ---------------------------- '65 Buick Sport Wagon Custom, 340, T350, 3:23 '66 GTO Post/468, 700R4, 3.31 (Mike's as of 9-16) '68 Grand Prix/455, dual AFBs, T400, 2:93 posi (sold) '72 TA tribute/461, T400, 3.08, (Russ's as of 9-16) '97 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Turbo, Konis, 5 speed '09 Torrent GXP, nav, Sun & Sound pkg., Bilsteins |
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#5
06-22-2007, 05:53 PM
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Or if you do enough of it Mastercool makes an excellent one
thats very small and portable. |
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#6
06-22-2007, 06:32 PM
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wheelspin, Excellent call. I would probably not have marked them (even though I would have them mocked up prior to taking them to be crimped, and then been very PO'd when I got home and they were jacked up.
Cammer, I have been looking at those all afternoon. We will see how much I am going to get gouged for first and then maybe it will be the same amount or close to buy a tool....good excuse to buy another tool..... "But honey, buying the tool costs as much as getting it done and then I will never have to pay for it again....." |
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#7
06-22-2007, 07:58 PM
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A/C ferrule crimping tools
I feel the same way about tools; I bought my mechanical (the dealers use cool hydraulic crimpers) crimper from Vintage Air for around a $100, about 5 yrs. ago.
Les
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Les Iden ---------------------------- '65 Buick Sport Wagon Custom, 340, T350, 3:23 '66 GTO Post/468, 700R4, 3.31 (Mike's as of 9-16) '68 Grand Prix/455, dual AFBs, T400, 2:93 posi (sold) '72 TA tribute/461, T400, 3.08, (Russ's as of 9-16) '97 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Turbo, Konis, 5 speed '09 Torrent GXP, nav, Sun & Sound pkg., Bilsteins |
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#8
07-02-2007, 12:51 PM
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marked them, got them crimped at a GoodYear Tire for $25.
They fit great and lay where I wanted them to. |
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