Assembly Instructions For 45° Sae Flare Fittings - JLG 400S Service And Maintenance Manual

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Assembly Instructions for 45° SAE Flare Fittings

1. Inspect the flare for obvious visual squareness and con-

centricity issues with the tube OD. Ensure surface is

smooth, free of rust, weld and brazing splatter, splits,

dirt, foreign matter, or burrs. If necessary replace fitting

DO NOT FORCE A MISALIGNED OR SHORT HOSE/TUBE INTO ALIGNMENT. IT

PUTS UNDESIRABLE STRAIN ONTO THE JOINT EVENTUALLY LEADING TO LEAK-

2. Align tube to fitting.

3. Tighten fitting by hand until hand tight.

THE TORQUE METHOD SHOULD NOT BE USED ON LUBRICATED OR OILY FIT-

TINGS. NO LUBRICATION OR SEALANT IS REQUIRED. THE LUBRICATION

WOULD CAUSE INCREASED CLAMPING FORCE AND CAUSE FITTING DAMAGE.

SECTION 5 - BASIC HYDRAULICS INFORMATION & SCHEMATICS

Torque fitting to value listed in Table 5-5, 45° Flare (SAE) - Steel

and Table 5-6, 45° Flare (SAE) - Aluminum/Brass while using

the Double Wrench Method outlined in this section. Refer to

FFWR and TFFT Methods for procedure requirements if using

the TFFT method.

NOTE: Torque values provided in Table 5-5, 45° Flare (SAE) - Steel

and Table 5-6, 45° Flare (SAE) - Aluminum/Brass are segre-

gated based on the material configuration of the connec-

ALUMINUM/BRASS FITTINGS OR ALUMINUM/BRASS MATING

COMPONENTS' indicate either the following material configu-

• STEEL fittings with ALUMINUM or BRASS mating compo-

• ALUMINUM or BRASS fittings with STEEL mating compo-

• ALUMINUM or BRASS fittings with ALUMINUM or BRASS

mating components.

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