Thank you all for great feedback! Check out Part 2 where i use steam instead of a heat gun! th-cam.com/video/n2sOGI15BnE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=g1V-b-so6cwOiYtq
I studied your video and did a new method. I made a template. I then placed the old hose on the template to make sure it would fit. The next step was to use a wood board with my drawn template to put screws on the side of the old hose. I heated the hose up. Afterwards I put it in the freezer.
@@michaelmenard8913 Spray lubricant inside the hose and twist the bender out. For very small diameter FI lines like on K-Jetronic systems I use old speedometer cable core in place of tube bender.
Actually, that's exactly what he ought to do. When plastic is formed, it's run through a trough of cold water. Pulls the molecules together and gives em memory.
Very interesting video. I never would have thought that you could heat up the rubber hose, bend it to the desired shape, let it cool down and it would retain the shape. Thanks for the tip. Will come in handy.
The hose on my '79 Land Cruiser that goes onto the thermostat housing is prone to failing and is a sharp bend. I had to use a long hose that would make the bends. I wish I knew about this technique for forming hose. I wonder if the heat bending on the original hose is what makes it weaker though?
I like having multi-purpose tools in my tool box and you made it come true! You leveled the hose parts industry, for ripping cosumers off! Awesome ingenuity smarts!
thank you from the bottom of my wallet you just saved me $100s of dollars in metal fittings . i had 8mm oil hose i used an extension spring cause i didn't have the fancy stuff like you had with the aid of some tie wire measured the depth i needed and the over bent about 30 degrees and used a small kitchen gas torch heated had to do it twice but result 125% thank you again
Brilliant ! Thank you , I just picked up a set of these unused , still in packaging at a thrift shop for $2.00 & was very happy I'd have them around even though I already had a different "standard" type of tubing bender , thanks for showing this "alternative use" that makes it the best 2 bucks I ever spent !
Just helped me make some heater core hoses for my LS swapped Dakota and they look like they are factory. Thank you so much as this was one of the things I thought I wasn't going to be able to get to look OEM on it!
This was a great life lesson. Thanks friend. I will try this by jamming several copper wires into the rubber tube because I don't have the bending springs.
I try with fine sand it works too. Just put sand into the hose until no space left and then bend it while heat it then dip the hose to bucket of water while rinse the sand out
Very clever technique to make bent hoses! I can see this application for more than just automotive too. I have those same kind of tubing benders, but much smaller for use in model airplane tubing. I never thought of using them reversed like that! Subbed!
Ridiculous how much some of these stupid little preformed hoses are to buy. I just made all the ones I needed for $20 and a few minutes of my time. They look the business too; I could say they were from the dealer and no one would bat an eye. Glad I found this video, thanks for posting it up! Might try the steam method next time, if I get ambitious and buy the machine
You can put a copper line through the hose and bend it to the shape you want, heat it to about 250-300F and keep it there for about 5 minutes then throw it in the freezer for an hour, pull the copper tube out and you're done. Only 90 degree bends are a pain as you will have a real fight to get the hose off the copper tube, for that I drill a few holes into a piece of sheet metal, enter some bolts through the holes and place the hose in between the bolts so it would stay in place as its being heated.
Great techniques! I have an RV based on a 1994 Ford F53 chassis. It’s getting harder to find parts, and/or figure out what part number matches. Coolant hoses are my biggest problem so far. The previous owner was kind enough to collect the right heater hoses and store them in the RV, so I’ve been lucky enough to have the right ones with me. But my luck will definitely run out. (Tomorrow I’m going to go to Harbor Freight and get an exhaust pipe expander. I will be using it to slightly expand one end of a 90 degree molded heater hose so that it can fit onto the oil cooler. It is just a bit too small to fit. It’s definitely the right part number! Repairs can be a bit more urgent when you’re at a campground and only have a couple day reservation. I love your techniques re: not making a mess, too. I am going to get some of that absorbent material and a big syringe.)
I just went through a whole mess trying to just get a local shop expand a pipe for me, so screw him I went and spent a hundred seventy-five bucks on that lisle tool and my only regret is not doing it 20yrs ago. It's not one of those junk ones , it'll expand a pipe like a real muffler shop. 2 pipes that butt together? It'll expand one and make a slip fit.
Maybe I should look for an industrial steam gun, I also have a truck that is getting harder to get parts for, a 1998 T100 excab. There are a few bent hoses under the hood that are starting to look like they’re ready to replace. If I can’t get them from Toyota, I’ll be forced to try this. Great video, great comments from the contributors too!
Good stuff. Why didn’t I think of this? You don’t need special tubing bending tools. You can use extension springs from the hardware store where the OD of the spring will slip into the ID of the hose.
Love the content. Showing how you put bends in the hoses was awesome. Seeing how to do it, I feel like I can do it myself too, even with a harbor freight hair dryer as well 😂. Good stuff.
I can tell you have watched alot of Dericks videos because you aren’t talking like him at all lol 😂 hey how did those hoses hold up with the shaping ? I wish I thought of this sooner
Who's this Derek guy? Sounds like a nice feller though! I could have some cold snacks with him. 😂 I'll have to wait and see how the hoses are holding up after a bit more driving.
On my 240 I managed to make all kinds of random hoses from the auto parts store work for the cooling system, but that power steering hose is the real kicker. Seems like a lot of S chassis people just go to custom AN fitting line kits but I didn't want to do that. There's a company called Pro Shop Noble that sells a supply hose that I ended up using, but it's pricey. I wish I had seen this sooner. I'll use this technique to replace my return hose which is currently just a length of straight 3/8 fuel line. I'm sure it'll eventually start leaking.
Thanks for the comment. Yeah, I didn't feel AN fittings and hoses were needed here unless I was trying to hide the reservoir or something. I will be doing all AN lines for the fuel system and run e85 in the future.
Sorry to bother this old comment, but i have an n14 nissan sunny with bad return hoses. I was measuring these hoses and they seemed very odd size (in mm) this is a euro car, but i'm suspecting these hoses are actually so called 1/2 and 3/8 size. I'm starting to think all japanese vehicles follow this same rule. Were they inc sizes in your 240?
@@mercer982 I suspect the sizes are actually metric but perhaps not metric sizes that are common in Europe? I remember there being some fittings particularly larger ones where American inch hose sizes don't fit securely and I had to use an original part or make something work from another (likely Japanese) car by matching up hose shapes at the auto parts store. I think most hose fittings on the car are actually even mm sizes like 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, those just happen to line up with about 5/32", 1/4", 5/16", and 3/8" close enough for rubber hose to stretch on.
@@AKADriver this could actually be the case, since everything else seems to follow the metric rules. Perhaps these hoses are so swollen up (which they are) kinda makes measuring difficult. Perhaps it's even easier to fix these in europe after all hehe. We got all sizes of metric hoses. Thank you for responding.
Very interesting and informative video!! What size spring tubing did you use for the 3/8" fuel line hose. I ordered some from Amazon but they were too large (OD) to fit inside the 3/8". Please provide link where you ordered spring tubing that fit the 3/8" fuel line hose in your video. Would really help me out. Thank you so much.
Thats a great idea & video! I've done a similar type bending job on PVC pipe with sand, in place of the spring things, that worked pretty well. I wonder if sand will work in rubber hoses too?
You'd ruin your pump if there's even a tiny bit of sand left inside the hose. That might be acceptable for coolant, since the clearances in a waterpump would allow sand to pass through it without damage. But anything that runs oil usually have a pump or bearings somewhere with a tight fit which would be scored by anything left inside.
I believe it is inevitable that this will shorten the life of the hose. When they molded new ones they are chemically changed by heat. You are changing the chemistry of the rubber, and I bet it is not the same as when it left the factory. The majority of the stress is in the fabric layers and they are probably not affected by the heat. But if you heat rubber enough to make it no longer plastic it will change it
This may be true. However it is a solution when the oem hoses are not readily available or no longer produced. There are other methods such as converting to AN fittings and lines that would be a more permanent solution but rather costly compared to the example given. Thanks for your feedback.
@@dennis-nz5im Hose life is definitely a concern. I think I would do this in a last-ditch effort if there are no custom hoses available for my application.
Very good technique. Is this what mechanics use when they fabricate hose? I was wondering if this could reduce the durability of the hose because you are heating it up and changing its shape?
Nice video got a suggestion, auto trans. fluid has abrasive in it for the fiber plates in the trans. and will cause premature wear in your p/s pump and steering box and hoses and seals! Try 10 weight hydraulic oil or baby oil which is the same thing without the additives and will not harm your p/s system. Baby oil is cheaper to.
@@thegaragehub ok baby oil is refined petroleum or mineral oil and so is power steering fluid! It is also made from vegetable oil to and vegetable oil will mix with mineral oil to but don't mix it with oils like motor or gear etc. Automatic transmission fluid has polybutenyl succinimind is a dispersant and tricresyl phasphate dielkyl phasphite are a friction modifier that's in transmission fluid for the clutch packs and band inside 99% of automatic transmissions okay 👌
Funny I thought you where going to put the large springs over the hose.What you did was way better using the small ones inside instead.🤔😏 Thanks for the tip I know I'll use it someday. Rob...
This chnl needs more subbs... Hilarious and to the point with super vdo work and editing !! Considerate to attenuate the heatgun sound too 👋👋👋👌 LIKED N SUBBD
@7:20 THAT IS EXACTLY HOW THE SUPPLY HOSE ON THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM OF MY 2000 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY IS..!!! KINK AH KINK AH KINK AH KINK I did not buy the truck know so I have not the exact way it came from the factory but when I bought it it had a major kink. The hose was dry rot so I replaced it with like 14 inch shorter hose which took some of the kink out but I'm still not happy. Perhaps your video can show me the light to do a nice professional bend.
Amazing, I had no idea you could do this to rubber hoses, what temp do you use? Shocked that the rubber isn't burning or smoking with how hot the gun looked.
THE ONLY ISSUE IS IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY LEAKS IN THE FUTURE IS CAUSE THE HOSES ARE MADE AND DESIGN WITH BOTH ENDS MADE SMALLER TO FIT THE TUBING JUST RIGHT WITHOUT MUCH NEEDED TO TIGHT THE CLAMPS CAUSE THEY ARE MADE ACTUALLY "STEAM" BENT I KNOW CAUSE I USE TO WORK FOR "GATES" BELTS & HOSES COMPANY GOODLUCK
That's awesome! Good information, I always wondered how they heated them to take their shape. I'm guessing there is some sort of die or mandrel they get placed into and then steam heated?
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That's a great question. There was a comment from someone that works for Gates saying they use steam to bend hoses and I'm sure they know. My guess is that when you heat the hose up hotter than the engine bay temps and then cool it off, you've changed the rubber enough so it retains the shape, but that's just my guess 😅
Hi, just wanted to thank you for the fantastic video. And to think that for years I have been making similar hoses with copper tubes between the hoses to get the shape or buying those expensive new hoses. I have a question, it's been 3 months now, do they stay in the shape you made them back then? greetings from the Netherlands Akko
Thank you all for great feedback! Check out Part 2 where i use steam instead of a heat gun! th-cam.com/video/n2sOGI15BnE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=g1V-b-so6cwOiYtq
What's that link?
I'll watch it if you give me a link.
I studied your video and did a new method. I made a template. I then placed the old hose on the template to make sure it would fit. The next step was to use a wood board with my drawn template to put screws on the side of the old hose. I heated the hose up. Afterwards I put it in the freezer.
My method worked. I didn’t damage the rubber.
Dip the hose into a bucket of ice water immediately after heating at the desired angle. I do this when I make fuel injection lines.
How hard is it to get the bender out?
@@michaelmenard8913 Spray lubricant inside the hose and twist the bender out. For very small diameter FI lines like on K-Jetronic systems I use old speedometer cable core in place of tube bender.
Actually, that's exactly what he ought to do. When plastic is formed, it's run through a trough of cold water. Pulls the molecules together and gives em memory.
Or you could mist it ! With trigger bottle with 💦 water 🚿
@@geothon
I was thinking of making some KE jet lines .. what plastic pipe do you use please ?
This is a good video. Well shot informative and nicely edited. No distracting music and easy to watch the helpful tips.
Thank you!
Very interesting video. I never would have thought that you could heat up the rubber hose, bend it to the desired shape, let it cool down and it would retain the shape. Thanks for the tip. Will come in handy.
Thank you, glad you found it helpful!
My only concern is material memory, ie first time it gets hot it returns to straight
You must be the cleanest mechanic i've seen in 48 yrs. Nice video. Keep up the good work.
Thank you!
Fantastic.
I have an old Land Cruiser with a heater hose that I can't find anywhere. It turns 180 degrees so this is just the info I needed.
The hose on my '79 Land Cruiser that goes onto the thermostat housing is prone to failing and is a sharp bend. I had to use a long hose that would make the bends. I wish I knew about this technique for forming hose. I wonder if the heat bending on the original hose is what makes it weaker though?
No one ever told me you could do this. I’ve been looking around to see if it was possible and this is the only thing I’ve ever seen on it.
Brilliant! Never thought to use those benders internally. The Gates guy says they used steam, but it's still heat.
I like having multi-purpose tools in my tool box and you made it come true! You leveled the hose parts industry, for ripping cosumers off! Awesome ingenuity smarts!
Thank you!
Speed up to 6.45 if you're just looking for the tubing bending. Great video. Cool in water goes faster.
thank you from the bottom of my wallet you just saved me $100s of dollars in metal fittings . i had 8mm oil hose i used an extension spring cause i didn't have the fancy stuff like you had with the aid of some tie wire measured the depth i needed and the over bent about 30 degrees and used a small kitchen gas torch heated had to do it twice but result 125% thank you again
Sounds like you used some great innovation! I'm glad I was able to help! Thank you!
And you managed to find the 10mm socket - impressive! This is a really useful video and thanks for sharing!👍🏻
😂 Yeah I've got plenty. Glad you enjoyed! Thanks!
Brilliant ! Thank you , I just picked up a set of these unused , still in packaging at a thrift shop for $2.00 & was very happy I'd have them around even though I already had a different "standard" type of tubing bender , thanks for showing this "alternative use" that makes it the best 2 bucks I ever spent !
Just helped me make some heater core hoses for my LS swapped Dakota and they look like they are factory. Thank you so much as this was one of the things I thought I wasn't going to be able to get to look OEM on it!
relevant info starts at 6:50
This was a great life lesson. Thanks friend. I will try this by jamming several copper wires into the rubber tube because I don't have the bending springs.
Thanks so very much!!! I did this back in the 70's and forgot about it. You wonderful!!!
Thank you! Glad it was a welcomed reminder.
I try with fine sand it works too. Just put sand into the hose until no space left and then bend it while heat it then dip the hose to bucket of water while rinse the sand out
I also never thought of bending hoses that way. I even have those spring tube benders. Very informative video. Thanks for the tidbit.
Thanks!
Thank you. It is amazing how many ways this bending tip is useful. I renovate homes and do extensive mechanical repairs.
Glad you enjoyed it! Keep up the hard work!
Very clever technique to make bent hoses! I can see this application for more than just automotive too. I have those same kind of tubing benders, but much smaller for use in model airplane tubing. I never thought of using them reversed like that! Subbed!
Thank you!
Ridiculous how much some of these stupid little preformed hoses are to buy. I just made all the ones I needed for $20 and a few minutes of my time. They look the business too; I could say they were from the dealer and no one would bat an eye.
Glad I found this video, thanks for posting it up! Might try the steam method next time, if I get ambitious and buy the machine
Thank you! Glad the video was helpful.
Good tip! I'm getting a set of those tube bending supports.
Great , never thought about using them internally like this !!!
Cool tubing bender set. Never seen anything like it. Gotta get a set
Is it ok to use a hair dryer to heat up the hose. Is that hot enough.
Tip keep a small magnet inside the reservoir you will be surprised how much metal swarf it collets.
That's a good idea
The useful part starts at 6:44 and ends at 10:18.
Thanks
You can put a copper line through the hose and bend it to the shape you want, heat it to about 250-300F and keep it there for about 5 minutes then throw it in the freezer for an hour, pull the copper tube out and you're done. Only 90 degree bends are a pain as you will have a real fight to get the hose off the copper tube, for that I drill a few holes into a piece of sheet metal, enter some bolts through the holes and place the hose in between the bolts so it would stay in place as its being heated.
Good video. Funny and informative throughout. Love the mini pry bars, I have the same set and they are awesome! 👍
Those pry bars are so useful for so many different things. Glad you enjoyed!
Great techniques! I have an RV based on a 1994 Ford F53 chassis. It’s getting harder to find parts, and/or figure out what part number matches. Coolant hoses are my biggest problem so far.
The previous owner was kind enough to collect the right heater hoses and store them in the RV, so I’ve been lucky enough to have the right ones with me. But my luck will definitely run out.
(Tomorrow I’m going to go to Harbor Freight and get an exhaust pipe expander. I will be using it to slightly expand one end of a 90 degree molded heater hose so that it can fit onto the oil cooler. It is just a bit too small to fit. It’s definitely the right part number! Repairs can be a bit more urgent when you’re at a campground and only have a couple day reservation. I love your techniques re: not making a mess, too. I am going to get some of that absorbent material and a big syringe.)
Those exhaust pipe expanders do come in handy for other applications! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for sharing!
I just went through a whole mess trying to just get a local shop expand a pipe for me, so screw him I went and spent a hundred seventy-five bucks on that lisle tool and my only regret is not doing it 20yrs ago.
It's not one of those junk ones , it'll expand a pipe like a real muffler shop.
2 pipes that butt together?
It'll expand one and make a slip fit.
Maybe I should look for an industrial steam gun, I also have a truck that is getting harder to get parts for, a 1998 T100 excab. There are a few bent hoses under the hood that are starting to look like they’re ready to replace. If I can’t get them from Toyota, I’ll be forced to try this. Great video, great comments from the contributors too!
If you don't DIY, we'll get ripped off by out of stock and price gouging!
Problem solved. Thank you from the philippines
great video. very informative. I appreciate it. I can now go bend my own hoses.
Thank you!
Thank you. I have and old motorcycle and need breather tube , which can't be be found anywhere.
Your video was super helpful.
Glad it helped
This is great, I had to replace some power steering reservoir hoses on a Mitsubishi Lancer, and they were insanely expensive..
Great video. Now I know. Thanks a bunch for sharing this technique.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this! I didn't know theres method to bend ruber hoses- I thought it can be only factory made wit some unknown magic! :)
Lol they are made similarly but instead of just a heat gun they use steam to heat and bend them.
Awsome i always thougjt there would be a way to make bent hoses i will be using this info thanks 👍
should try some Sil Glyde works really good especially on radiator hoses and fresh air connections keeps soft
Thanks for the tip!
Cool I will have to get a set of those pipe benders 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Damn I had no idea you could do this to regular rubber hose. Nice vid
Thank you!
Just skip to 6:45.
I was just thinking about this yesterday and wondering if this could be done.
merci.
Absolutely love this!
Now I know to make/bend discontinued Integra P/S hoses.
Thank you!!
Glad I could help!
Genius. I was wondering about how people might form their own hoses for older cars with hardened and cracking rubber lines.
Good stuff. Why didn’t I think of this? You don’t need special tubing bending tools. You can use extension springs from the hardware store where the OD of the spring will slip into the ID of the hose.
Thats a good idea!
Man’s a legend, not once did he cursed out of frustration 6:17
WELL DONE SIR to bad you didn't leave a link to buy the benders, make you some money
Thank you!
Affiliate marketing!
Gracias ,muy bien esplicado ,un saludo😊
This is great information! Thank you so much! Please continue to share. I subscribed to your channel.
Thank you for the feedback!
Useful vid. Thanks! I own a car that most hoses are NLA.
Glad you enjoyed it! As these cars get older it will be harder to find parts so we gotta be better 👍🏽
This is AWESOME!! Any tricks to fitting the 2nd hose over the first?
That piece over the hose is just a soft foam for extra protection on that area. It came off the oem hose. It slipped on pretty easy.
Love the content. Showing how you put bends in the hoses was awesome. Seeing how to do it, I feel like I can do it myself too, even with a harbor freight hair dryer as well 😂. Good stuff.
Hahaha yes, that's a pretty old hair dryer I tell you what! Thanks for the input!
I can tell you have watched alot of Dericks videos because you aren’t talking like him at all lol 😂 hey how did those hoses hold up with the shaping ? I wish I thought of this sooner
Who's this Derek guy? Sounds like a nice feller though! I could have some cold snacks with him. 😂
I'll have to wait and see how the hoses are holding up after a bit more driving.
On my 240 I managed to make all kinds of random hoses from the auto parts store work for the cooling system, but that power steering hose is the real kicker. Seems like a lot of S chassis people just go to custom AN fitting line kits but I didn't want to do that.
There's a company called Pro Shop Noble that sells a supply hose that I ended up using, but it's pricey. I wish I had seen this sooner.
I'll use this technique to replace my return hose which is currently just a length of straight 3/8 fuel line. I'm sure it'll eventually start leaking.
Thanks for the comment. Yeah, I didn't feel AN fittings and hoses were needed here unless I was trying to hide the reservoir or something. I will be doing all AN lines for the fuel system and run e85 in the future.
Sorry to bother this old comment, but i have an n14 nissan sunny with bad return hoses. I was measuring these hoses and they seemed very odd size (in mm) this is a euro car, but i'm suspecting these hoses are actually so called 1/2 and 3/8 size. I'm starting to think all japanese vehicles follow this same rule. Were they inc sizes in your 240?
@@mercer982 I suspect the sizes are actually metric but perhaps not metric sizes that are common in Europe? I remember there being some fittings particularly larger ones where American inch hose sizes don't fit securely and I had to use an original part or make something work from another (likely Japanese) car by matching up hose shapes at the auto parts store.
I think most hose fittings on the car are actually even mm sizes like 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, those just happen to line up with about 5/32", 1/4", 5/16", and 3/8" close enough for rubber hose to stretch on.
@@AKADriver this could actually be the case, since everything else seems to follow the metric rules. Perhaps these hoses are so swollen up (which they are) kinda makes measuring difficult. Perhaps it's even easier to fix these in europe after all hehe. We got all sizes of metric hoses. Thank you for responding.
Thank you Sir..... Very Handy Tip
I did laugh at the point you said “do you see how I cut in nice”…😂😂😂
Nicely done. My only comment is that I would have put the hoses on before reattaching the reservoir, otherwise, well done, very informative.
Good tip!
Very interesting and informative video!! What size spring tubing did you use for the 3/8" fuel line hose. I ordered some from Amazon but they were too large (OD) to fit inside the 3/8". Please provide link where you ordered spring tubing that fit the 3/8" fuel line hose in your video. Would really help me out. Thank you so much.
Pretty cool my man....where theres a will theres a way
Thats a great idea & video! I've done a similar type bending job on PVC pipe with sand, in place of the spring things, that worked pretty well. I wonder if sand will work in rubber hoses too?
Yessir, that works on PVC. For the automotive application there is a possibility of contamination so it is not advised to use sand.
You'd ruin your pump if there's even a tiny bit of sand left inside the hose.
That might be acceptable for coolant, since the clearances in a waterpump would allow sand to pass through it without damage.
But anything that runs oil usually have a pump or bearings somewhere with a tight fit which would be scored by anything left inside.
Nice vid very informative , where can I get those tube hose bender ?
Thanks! You can find them on Amazon.
Excellent video! Thank you!
Thanks!
Great video thanks for sharing
Thank you!
Material memory could be an issue IMO, when it gets hot the bends will straighten out.
Great idea, will try it for sure, TY
I believe it is inevitable that this will shorten the life of the hose. When they molded new ones they are chemically changed by heat. You are changing the chemistry of the rubber, and I bet it is not the same as when it left the factory. The majority of the stress is in the fabric layers and they are probably not affected by the heat. But if you heat rubber enough to make it no longer plastic it will change it
This may be true. However it is a solution when the oem hoses are not readily available or no longer produced. There are other methods such as converting to AN fittings and lines that would be a more permanent solution but rather costly compared to the example given. Thanks for your feedback.
@@dennis-nz5im Hose life is definitely a concern. I think I would do this in a last-ditch effort if there are no custom hoses available for my application.
Skip to 8:00 if you already know how to take a hose off.
Does this process weaken the rubber? Is it as reliable as OEM?
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Very good technique. Is this what mechanics use when they fabricate hose? I was wondering if this could reduce the durability of the hose because you are heating it up and changing its shape?
Its an option! Durability wise, only time will tell. I just made another video using steam instead of a heat gun.
@@thegaragehub do you know which method the manufacturer uses to bend hose?
@@Dnasty1 according to a comment, they use steam.
@@thegaragehuboh wasn’t sure if they used some sort of mendrel
@@Dnasty1 oh I'm positive they do, wonder if they ever covered it in "How it's Made" tv show 🤔
I wonder what this technique does to the hoses ability to withstand pressure? Like a critical oil line that runs at 60 PSI @ 197F.
Great question, would be interest to find out though!
Got an update on the hoses you made of how well they retained their shape after being on the vehicle for some time?
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Nice video got a suggestion, auto trans. fluid has abrasive in it for the fiber plates in the trans. and will cause premature wear in your p/s pump and steering box and hoses and seals! Try 10 weight hydraulic oil or baby oil which is the same thing without the additives and will not harm your p/s system. Baby oil is cheaper to.
That's quite interesting. I'd like to know more about this.
@@thegaragehub ok baby oil is refined petroleum or mineral oil and so is power steering fluid! It is also made from vegetable oil to and vegetable oil will mix with mineral oil to but don't mix it with oils like motor or gear etc. Automatic transmission fluid has polybutenyl succinimind is a dispersant and tricresyl phasphate dielkyl phasphite are a friction modifier that's in transmission fluid for the clutch packs and band inside 99% of automatic transmissions okay 👌
Try some Gates Multi Master™ GMV™ MegaFlex™ hose, you can do very tight bends with it..
I looked them up and they look really nice. Not readily available near me though.
How long did the process take for the 2 hoses?
This is awesome
Cool diy trick. Tech tip
@7:42
O'Reilly's has tube scissors that makes a perfect cut 😇.. At least it did for me....
I'm not saying, I'm just saying....
😄 well i made sure to make some clean square cuts
The wife's pruning shears works, too!
Goddamn my dude this is freaking clever! Thanks for the info dude! Greetings from Costa Rica
Thanks! Hope you either live there or on a long vacation!
@@thegaragehub I live here jajaja
Funny I thought you where going to put the large springs over the hose.What you did was way better using the small ones inside instead.🤔😏 Thanks for the tip I know I'll use it someday. Rob...
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks
This chnl needs more subbs... Hilarious and to the point with super vdo work and editing !! Considerate to attenuate the heatgun sound too 👋👋👋👌 LIKED N SUBBD
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Good content , need to add this to my knowledge. BTW, please cover that intake, don't ask me how I know. LOL Thank you.
Thinking back, I should have covered it lol.
Where can i find these tube benders?
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THAT IS EXACTLY HOW THE SUPPLY HOSE ON THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM OF MY 2000 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY IS..!!!
KINK AH KINK AH KINK AH KINK
I did not buy the truck know so I have not the exact way it came from the factory but when I bought it it had a major kink. The hose was dry rot so I replaced it with like 14 inch shorter hose which took some of the kink out but I'm still not happy. Perhaps your video can show me the light to do a nice professional bend.
Give it a shot!
Amazing, I had no idea you could do this to rubber hoses, what temp do you use? Shocked that the rubber isn't burning or smoking with how hot the gun looked.
No idea on temp, the heat gun I used doesn't really get that hot as compared to better quality or professional heat guns.
Hobo Freight!!!! 😂😂😂 OMG! 😂😂I dropped dead laughing
I didn't know you can do this, great job. Does it work with EPDM rubber? Thanks
It should
what temp do you heat them up to ? Thank you very much for the info I'll try doing my oil return on my R33 gtr
Around 200 degrees in freedom units works well, the important part is cooling it back down rapidly in cold water.
THE ONLY ISSUE IS IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY LEAKS IN THE FUTURE IS CAUSE THE HOSES ARE MADE AND DESIGN WITH BOTH ENDS MADE SMALLER TO FIT THE TUBING JUST RIGHT WITHOUT MUCH NEEDED TO TIGHT THE CLAMPS CAUSE THEY ARE MADE ACTUALLY "STEAM" BENT I KNOW CAUSE I USE TO WORK FOR "GATES" BELTS & HOSES COMPANY GOODLUCK
That's awesome! Good information, I always wondered how they heated them to take their shape. I'm guessing there is some sort of die or mandrel they get placed into and then steam heated?
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What stops the hose reverting to it's original shape when it heats up in service?
That's a great question. There was a comment from someone that works for Gates saying they use steam to bend hoses and I'm sure they know. My guess is that when you heat the hose up hotter than the engine bay temps and then cool it off, you've changed the rubber enough so it retains the shape, but that's just my guess 😅
Hi, just wanted to thank you for the fantastic video. And to think that for years I have been making similar hoses with copper tubes between the hoses to get the shape or buying those expensive new hoses. I have a question, it's been 3 months now, do they stay in the shape you made them back then? greetings from the Netherlands Akko
Thank you! They have retained their shape, I am thinking about doing an update on them and replacing the hose clamps with better quality ones.
@@thegaragehub Thank you for the response . Hope to see the update version soon.
But does the heat damage the hose. It was already heated up once to make it.
Potentially, repeated heat cycles in and around the engine components damage hoses over time.
Nice n clean 💯💪🏽👌🏽
Thanks!
Where did you get those spring tube benders?
I bought those years ago at an HVAC supply store, but you can find them on Amazon.
They are mainly used in plumbing. So look in the plumbing department.
For bending copper tubing
What are those tubing benders called , never seen them before , subbed
Spring Tubing Benders, used for bending aluminum and copper tubbing.
Thanks for sharing 👍
Where can I buy the insert tool?
Amazon has them. Spring tubing bender
Where do u get those radiator hose benders they don't have those in auto zone lol ha ha
Check the description box for a link to amazon
@@thegaragehub Amazon sounds like u gt it from there
hey man how are these holding up?
Besides reusing the old shitty clamps, the hoses help up great. I have since remade the hoses and used spring clamps this time.
@thegaragehub thanks for the reply man! I got some 30 year old vacuum lines I need to make. I sure as heck ain't paying $80 for one hose 😂
@@PrestonG23 get to work! 💪