Replacing Hydraulic hose

[AJ]

Hi all- Got a hole in one of my hydraulic hoses in the lift arm and having a lot of trouble getting it off. The front fitting came loose with no problem, but I can't budge the rear one. Didn't want to continue with a torque bar because I didn't want to damage anything. This is the fitting that connects the hard pipe hydraulics to the rubber hose. Even tried it in the opposite direction thinking it was possibly a left hand thread for some reason. No luck. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[tubby's repair]

They are right hand thread. Take two small hammers and place one on flat spot of fitting, then with the other hammer tap on opposite side. Do this in a couple of spots, a couple of times and it should come loose. Wes

 

[AJ]

They are right hand thread. Take two small hammers and place one on flat spot of fitting, then with the other hammer tap on opposite side. Do this in a couple of spots, a couple of times and it should come loose. Wes

Thanks. I'll give it a try.

 

[Tazza]

Thanks. I'll give it a try.

I have had them so tight before that i needed two spanners and two two foot lengths of pipe to get them to crack. They can get a little corrosion between the threads that make them lock together rather tight!
Good luck, i know access isn't great, but you'll get there.

 

[Fishfiles]

I have had them so tight before that i needed two spanners and two two foot lengths of pipe to get them to crack. They can get a little corrosion between the threads that make them lock together rather tight!
Good luck, i know access isn't great, but you'll get there.

Yeah hitting the hex with a hammer will loosen them up sometimes , and the cheater pipe works well , instead of a crow foot wrench a breaker bar and a pipe I will use a set of open end wrenches I have that are cut to about 6" for tight spots with no swing room , these wrenches accept a cheater pipe nicely , a little heat will do sometimes -------- another way to get stubborn hoses off is to cut the hose right behind the hex of the fitting with a air saw or a grind with a thin disc , then you can use a socket on the hex with an air impact

 

[AJ]

I have had them so tight before that i needed two spanners and two two foot lengths of pipe to get them to crack. They can get a little corrosion between the threads that make them lock together rather tight!
Good luck, i know access isn't great, but you'll get there.

Thanks for the help