I've been gone for some time now but I know this is the place to come for a serious answer. I bent a metal hydraulic tube on a mini excavator, unfortunately that part is obsolete and even when cross referenced can't be found. To make matter worse it's not my mini. I had a replacement made but because of some of the bends they used fittings to make them and it put the connection point just outside of the cover. My question is, is it possible to have that bend in the original cut out and a repair piece put in, whether it be flared end couplings or some other style? This just dawned on me to have done so I haven't called the hydraulic shop yet, just don't want to sound like a complete idiot when I do. I will probably also get my buddy a hose made up in the same length just to have if something happens to the tube. Thanks.
Did the line kink? Why not just bend it back? If it's just that bend up out there on the end (and it can't be bent back) I'd cut that end off and just put a new piece there, use the rest.
It has just a slight indent where it bent not enough that I would call it a kink. That's kind of what I was thinking cut that piece off and have a 8 or 10 inch piece put on it.
If it were mine I would take the hard line off and get the fluid out. Clamp the good straight section in a mounted vise. Then heat the bend just to red all the way around. Sick a solid rod with a rounded in as far as possible and slowly pull back (to stock position)while pushing the rod in to keep the inner diameter round.
