Blew a hydraulic return line from the loader joystick valve assembly on the tractor. No room for a wrench on the fitting at the valve assembly. It was obviously originally put on before the valve block was mounted. Got the bad one off by cutting the old line off and getting a deep well socket on the fitting. Took the pieces to the ag business and they made me a new one.
Could not get enough wrench on it to tighten it. Did not want to disassemble valve assembly from frame. Came up with a solution.
I went back to the shop and laid the hose on the counter. The guy said uh oh, is there a problem?
I said yes. I need you to cut this off next to the fitting, slip this 7/8” closed end wrench over the line, then crimp a new fitting on.
He looked at me trying to decide if I was crazy or messing with him. After a bit he shook his head and had me tell him again. He said he’s made hundreds of lines over the years but this is a first.
The wrench wouldn’t fit over the fitting. The only way to tighten is to get the 12 point closed end on the fitting and turn it 1/12 of a turn at a time.
The new line is now in place and a 7/8” wrench hangs from it on the side of the loader tractor. If it bothers me as I expect, I will carefully cut it off with a grinder and toss it.