Cutting The Tube.

TM 5-3835-222-BD

8-17. Cutting The Tube.

Personnel/Time Required:

1 soldier 5 minutes

Materials/Tools:

Tube Cutter

Oil (appendix C, section Il, item 19)

NOTE

Make sure the tube is round after a cut. The fittings

will not hold if the tube is not round.

a. Cut the tube with either a tube cutter or a hacksaw. Make the cut perpendicular to the length

of the tube.

b. Deburr the ends of the tube, both internally and externally.

c. If a hacksaw is used, flush the tube with clean oil to clear it of metal filings. Do not reuse

flushing oil.

8-18. Assembling Tube With Fittings.

Personnel/Time Required:

1 soldier 15 minutes

Materials/Tools:

Tool Kit

Fitting, Flareless

Fluid Hydraulic

Procedural Steps:

a. Place the flareless fitting in a vise.

b. Lubricate the ends of the fitting with hydraulic fluid or oil.

c. Slide the nut and ferrule onto the tube.

d. Insert the tube and ferrule into the flareless fitting.

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