Durable ARB Airline?

SnagglePuss · Mar 1, 2009

To avoid being stuck with a un-repairable ARB airline, what do you guys use?
Is there some kind of "fuse" to put inline that would break away first and be easy to repair?

RCP Phx · Mar 1, 2009

SS lines are available.

the_weirdo · Mar 1, 2009

ARB sells a repair kit that includes 5 feet of line and a couple of quick connects. Cut out the bad section of line, use the quick connects to install the new line and you are done. It costs about $30. It also includes new ferrules and some other misc. parts.

Edit: http://www.tellico4x4.com/product_i.../2180?osCsid=d5b8bca52e75bbbdcae5a904545baa6c

SnagglePuss · Mar 1, 2009

RCP Phx said:
SS lines are available.

Would you worry about a stick or something ripping the SS line out of the fitting?

RCP Phx · Mar 1, 2009

SnagglePuss said:
Would you worry about a stick or something ripping the SS line out of the fitting?

Well I guess you can worry about anything/everything,but in 10 yrs Ive never had any problem with my plastic lines!

SnagglePuss · Mar 1, 2009

RCP Phx said:
Well I guess you can worry about anything/everything,but in 10 yrs Ive never had any problem with my plastic lines!

True.
I've just had bad luck getting crap ripped off my rig by sticks/logs in the forests in Cal.

ECKSJAY · Mar 1, 2009

the_weirdo said:
ARB sells a repair kit that includes 5 feet of line and a couple of quick connects. Cut out the bad section of line, use the quick connects to install the new line and you are done. It costs about $30. It also includes new ferrules and some other misc. parts.

Edit: http://www.tellico4x4.com/product_i.../2180?osCsid=d5b8bca52e75bbbdcae5a904545baa6c

That's what I carry. I've got ARB's HDAL (heavy duty air line) coming off the diffs, but after that it's all plastic. 6 years of hard use since the originals were installed and it's not leaking or cracking.

Begster · Mar 1, 2009

Tie the lines down better? That way there won't be excess slack to get caught on stuff.

JeepFreak21 · Mar 1, 2009

If you swap the lines and fittings out for 1/4" air lines, it's a lot cheaper/easier to find/carry spares. I've got a handful of quick connect couplers and extra air line in my trail box already.

Billy

yossarian19 · Mar 1, 2009

What about using lengths of hard brake line / fuel line where possible, keeping flexible line to a minimum? The brake line and fittings are rated to stupid-psi : are they big enough to flow the needed air to the locker?

JeepFreak21 · Mar 1, 2009

yossarian19 said:
What about using lengths of hard brake line / fuel line where possible, keeping flexible line to a minimum? The brake line and fittings are rated to stupid-psi : are they big enough to flow the needed air to the locker?

The adapters might be a PITA... if that's the case, you could run it inside a section of hard line

Billy

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