[DeTomaso] beading water tubes?

[Will Kooiman]

I didn't put a bead on my polished stainless pipe 1 3/8" and 1 3/8" hose.

I lubed it with blue rtv, figuring it would help the pipe slide into the
hose, and once cured would help it all stay put.  I double clamped it too.

I only recently pulled it apart, after having sat with no water for over a
year.

It slipped right out.

When I put it back together, I'm going to have a bead of some kind on the
tube.  Losing a hot water hose under pressure isn't my idea of fun.

a) take it to a muffler shop and have them expand the pipe a bit, and then
cut off the excess
b) buy a tool to expand the pipe, and then cut off the excess
c) buy a cool tool I saw to roll beads - but it's expensive
d) the compression fitting comment that was made earlier in this thread
sounds interesting.  I may look into that.
e) I have thought about wire wrapped around and soldered as previously
mentioned.

So many choices.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of JDeRyke at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 4:15 PM
To: kenn_green at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] beading water tubes?

In a message dated 6/4/11 11:04:06 AM, kenn_green at yahoo.com writes:

> I bought some 1 1/2 stainless tubing to run under the car and and am 
> wondering about getting a bead on it.  Is a bead necessary with a double 
> clamped hose?  Is it easier to lay a small bead with a welder?
> 
A bead may not be necessary if you use water to ease a 1-3/8" dia hose on. 
If you use WD-40 or similar, maybe..., Some guys solder or braze a small 
piece of wire around the tube to make a bead, SS brazes beautifully once any

polish is scrubbed off. Professional beaders are a couple of hundred dollars

in cost. Good luck- J DeRyke
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