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Caterpillar screw on hydraulic fittings (not crimped ?)

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Working on a D6B. The hoses for the lift cylinders are leaking. I was told to unscrew these fittings, cut the hose off for new material and scew it back on. All is well till I tryed to screw them on. What is the trick. The hose seems too thick. Any ideas?
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Mon, Aug 8, 2011 12:24 PM
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If it is a different brand of hose , it maybe thicker . I have buffed the rubber off where the fitting screws on , to allow theouter part of the fitting to screw on .
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Mon, Aug 8, 2011 4:10 PM
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If it is a different brand of hose , it maybe thicker . I have buffed the rubber off where the fitting screws on , to allow theouter part of the fitting to screw on .
cat hydraulic fittings are what is known as skive type fittings ie outer rubber should be removed for the length of outer fitting.
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Mon, Aug 8, 2011 6:05 PM
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cat hydraulic fittings are what is known as skive type fittings ie outer rubber should be removed for the length of outer fitting.
The way I remember doing them is measure the amount of thread on the outer sleeve,transfer that measurement to the hose end,then peel off the outer layer of the hose that amount,screw on the fitting to the hose (it is left hand thread) till it butts,put some oil in the hose bore and dip the inner fitting in oil then screw it in (it is right hand thread) and tighten it up against the outer sleeve.
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Mon, Aug 8, 2011 7:34 PM
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The way I remember doing them is measure the amount of thread on the outer sleeve,transfer that measurement to the hose end,then peel off the outer layer of the hose that amount,screw on the fitting to the hose (it is left hand thread) till it butts,put some oil in the hose bore and dip the inner fitting in oil then screw it in (it is right hand thread) and tighten it up against the outer sleeve.
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Thanks guys, that sounds like it will work. I was screwing the outer sleeve straight on withoutpeeling it. Then the inner one won't eventhink about starting.
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Mon, Aug 8, 2011 7:53 PM
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