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SLS expert advice needed
I wrote last week about a high pressure SLS hose failure while on a roadtrip. Cutting off the end and reattaching the fitting got me home. I'm now replacing the hose myself. Two shops said they could not reuse the fittings so I bought the hose and am putting the fittings on the new hose.
HOWEVER--- when I took one fitting off and raised up the other end of the hose, 25 SMALL PLASTIC INSERTS FELL OUT OF THE HOSE!! What are these things? Nobody mentioned them when they discussed replacing their hoses. They fell on a dirty floor so I'll have to clean them before reinstalling them in the new hose but I sure would like to know what they are before putting the second fitting on the hose with these things inside. In addition, does anyone know for sure which way to install them. One end is castellated and flared and the bottom of another one fits inside it. Also, what is the best liquid in which to clean them?
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1977 300d 70k--sold 08 1985 300TD 185k+ 1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03 1985 409d 65k--sold 06 1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car 1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11 1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper 1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4 1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13 Last edited by kerry; 07-02-2007 at 12:22 PM. |
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It might be part of how MB clamped the hose. Kind of like a trapping mechanism to keep the hose from backing off.
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anxiously awaiting this response.
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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I don't think they had anything to do with the clamping. They completely filled the hose from end to end. I reinstalled them in the new hose but I still don't know their purpose. I'm quite surprised that nobody has mentioned them on this board since I know a number of people have replaced this hose on their TD. I bet the shops that built the new hoses just said nothing about them.
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1977 300d 70k--sold 08 1985 300TD 185k+ 1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03 1985 409d 65k--sold 06 1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car 1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11 1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper 1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4 1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13 |
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I do not have SLS, but I do not ever recall seeing plastic used on high pressure hydraulic lines. Could it be a PO's prior repair that failed?
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RRGrassi 70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car 13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete. 91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K 90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K |
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I will be taking apart my sls hose soon, due to leakage... I will post what I find in there.
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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I don't see how the inserts could have performed any repair function. They could serve two possible purposes that I can detect. They might stop the hose from kinking. (each one is about an inch and a quarter long). They might serve as a flow limiting feature, restricting the inside diameter of the hose. They are held in place by the fittings at the end of the hose.
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1977 300d 70k--sold 08 1985 300TD 185k+ 1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03 1985 409d 65k--sold 06 1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car 1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11 1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper 1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4 1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13 |
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Quote:
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RRGrassi 70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car 13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete. 91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K 90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K |
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I helped a friend recently to replace that hose on his '92TE. There was nothing inside the hose. What do these things look like? Can you post a pic?
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I put them all back in already and reassembled the hose. I should have taken a picture before I did that. They were clear plastic about an inch and a quarter long, hollow, with the ends shaped like plastic electrical conduit so that one fit inside the next. The largest diameter was exactly the internal diameter of the hose so they slide inside the hose snugly. There was a small slot in the side of the smaller end where it fit inside the larger end of the adjoining one.
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1977 300d 70k--sold 08 1985 300TD 185k+ 1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03 1985 409d 65k--sold 06 1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car 1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11 1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper 1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4 1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13 |
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