New (rebuilt) Uhaul IP bottom Inj line

[Brad S.]

Finally got my Uhaul IP on works good but #7 line on the IP drips a little while running, needs a little snugging?? up.
The question to the experts is, can this be done with a bent wrench or a crows foot???
Or do I need to take off all the other lines to that one??
Thanks all.

 

[RLDSL]

you can get a special 5/8 flare nut crows foot and a wobble extension or there is a special 5/8 injection socket for these things made by snap on and OTC that you can spend a *** on .

 

[rhkcommander]

how fragile are they? i'm about to do this in a month give or take.

I got a torque wrench too, I just on't want any leaks

 

[OLDBULL8]

Ya #7 is on the bottom and kind of hard to reach. A torque wrench won't help,can't get it on the nut, use any wrench and just tighten the hell out of it, ya can't get it too tight.

 

[rhkcommander]

IDK what I was thinking with the torque wrench lack of sleep.

so i probably cant hurt it like you can a injector thread? cool thanks

 

[Agnem]

....ya can't get it too tight.

Actually you can. The issue is, if the nut or line is jammed or cross threaded, you can turn the part that it is screwed into, which will in turn move it in the hydraulic head. The best way to tighten is to hold the fitting with an open ended wrench while trying to tighten the line nut. Any time I do an IP I always make certain the bottom two most difficult to get to nuts are properly tightened, then I leave the rest of them loose. Makes it much easier to get the pump set up right.