i have a hole in my ac hose right in the rubber part directly after the fill nipple.

is there any way to repair the hose or a part number for a replacement?

 

Should be able to get a replacement hose from just about any parts store. If you want original quality though, gotta go to the dealer. (and pay about twice as much.....)

 

yeah but the oem hose is all 1 piece or so it seems and actually has a bracket, 2 hoses, etc.

can i just cut the exiting hose off and splice in a new piece safely? its leaking probably about an inch away from the ferrule.

I'm not really sure what kind of PSI the AC system is under, so I don't want to repair it and risk launching a fitting through my hood or something.

However, I can't really see having to cough up $137 for an OEM hose for an old truck, when the rest of the hose is perfect.

 

On the low side it shouldn't go above 50psi correct? You probably COULD get away with splicing it but it might leak. I would replace the hose and be done with it. Do you know how/why the hole got there?

 

have a look at the price of R134a...... now, how many of those cans would you have to go thru to pay for a hose that won't leak? So, you can pay for the hose, or, you can pay for refrigerant that will leak out. Your choice.

 

i'm not sure how the hole got in there - looks like a slice of some sort, like someone hit it with a blade.

if the system isn't under a ton of pressure, i'd have no objection to putting in a fitting and clamping it down with a hose clamp - I can't imagine that it would leak if done correctly.

if buying a new hose is the only way to fix it, im entirely open to that option - but it sure feels like a lot of waste to junk the entire setup because of 1 bad hose that has a couple of ferrule fittings on it. worst case, you'd think it could be repaired somewhere with a section of new hose.

 

You might be able to get away with a splice...... worth a shot anyway. If you have trouble getting it to seal, then you can look at replacing the hose.

 

It may operate at no more than 50 lbs. pressure but the pressure will go higher when when you turn it off I believe.
Am I right, Hey You?

 

I do believe so, the pressure will equalize when the system isn't running. What it finally ends up at, I am not entirely sure. (would be interesting to check though..... might do that when I start working on my A/C again for the summer.....)

 

i found a replacement for $70 bucks at rockauto. i will probably just go that route.

i'd still have to think that a hose coupler and some hose clamps would have to hold this without issue. i mean its only basically a hose clamp holding it together from the factory. the only difference is it uses a ferrule that is pressed on.