Oil Cooler / Accusump Lines?

[Ron Earp]

I have found braided assembly easy using a stone age method.

I quit the electrical tape/hack saw cutting method once I figured out the cut off wheel technique Cut off wheel seems to be much cleaner, I recommend doing that as others have mentioned.

But the hard part of getting the fitting on the hose is actually easy - I clamp the hose in a vise with the end to be fitted sticking up. Clamp the house about 4-5 inches away from the end where the fitting will go. Then I put the fitting on the end and pound it on with a rubber mallet. The hose (at least in 6, 8, and 10 sizes) is stiff enough to stand up to pounding to get a fitting on. Sounds odd but works well and I have never had a leak with the AN lines I've done (not that many, maybe 30-40 fittings).

YMMV.