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  • Chapter 9: Fluid Lines & Fittings › Swaged Fittings

    Special installation tooling is available in portable kits. Always use the manufacturer’s instructions to install swaged fittings. Typical Permaswage™ fittings are shown in Figure 9-25. One of the latest developments is the Permalite™ fitting. Permalite™ is a tube ... fitting that is mechanically attached to the tube by axial swaging. Permalite™ works by deforming the fitting into the tube being joined by moving a ring, a component of the Permalite™ fitting, axially along the fitting length using a Permaswage…

  • Chapter 9: Fluid Lines & Fittings › AN Flared Fittings › MS Flareless Fittings

    Flareless Fittings MS flareless fittings are designed primarily for high-pressure (3,000 psi) hydraulic systems that may be subjected to severe vibration or fluctuating pressure. [Figure 9-22] Using this type of fitting eliminates all tube flaring, yet provides ... safe and strong, dependable tube connection. The fitting consists of three parts: a body, a sleeve, and a nut. [Figure 9-23] The internal design of the body causes the sleeve to cut into the outside of the tube when…

  • Chapter 9: Fluid Lines & Fittings › AN Flared Fittings

    fitting that passes through the bulkhead is longer than the other end(s), which allows a locknut to be installed, securing the fitting to the bulkhead. Fittings attach one piece of tubing to another or to system units. There ... four types: (1) bead and clamp, (2) flared fittings, (3) flareless fittings, and (4) permanent fittings (Permaswage™, Permalite™, and Cyrofit™). The amount of pressure that the system carries and the material used are usually the deciding factors in selecting…