Fluid Lines and Fittings Flashcards
Which coupling nut should be selected for use with 1/2-inch aluminum oil lines which are to be assembled using flared tube ends and standard AN nuts, sleeves, and fittings?
AN-818-8
Metal tubing fluid lines are sized by wall thickness and what?
Outside diameter in 1/16th inch increments
Rolling-type flaring tools are used to flare ______, ______, and ______ tubing.
Soft copper, aluminum, brass.
From the following sequences of steps, indicate the proper order you would use to make a single flare on a piece of tubing:
- Place the tube in the proper size hole in the flaring block.
- Project the end of the tube slightly from the top of the flaring tool, about the thickness of a dime.
- Slip the fitting nut and sleeve on the tube.
- Strike the plunger several light blows with a lightweight hammer or mallet and turn the plunger one-half turn after each blow
- Tighten the clamp bar securely to prevent slippage.
- Center the plunger or flaring pin over the tube.
3, 1, 6, 2, 5, and 4
Hydraulic tubing, which is damaged in a localized area to such an extent that repair is necessary, may be repaired how?
By cutting out the damaged area and utilizing a swaged tube fitting to join the tube ends.
What is an advantage of a double flare on aluminum tubing?
More resistant to damage when the joint is tightened.
A certain amount of slack must be left in a flexible hose during installation because, when under pressure, it what?
Contracts in length and expands in diameter.
The term “cold flow” is generally associated with what?
The impressions left in natural or synthetic rubber hose material.
What is the color of an AN steel flared-tube fitting?
Black.
Which of the following statements is/are correct in reference to flare fittings?
AN fittings have an identifying shoulder between the end of the threads and the flare cone.
Flexible lines must be installed with what?
A slack of 5 to 8 percent of the length.
The maximum distance between end fittings to which a straight hose assembly is to be connected is 50 inches. The minimum hose length to make such a connection should be what?
52-1/2 inches
Excessive stress on fluid or pneumatic metal tubing caused by expansion and contraction due to temperature changes can be avoided by what?
Providing bends in the tubing.
The material specifications for a certain aircraft require that a replacement oil line be fabricated from 3/4-inch 0.072 5052-0 aluminum alloy tubing. What is the inside dimension of this tubing?
0.606 inch.
In most aircraft hydraulic systems, two-piece tube connectors consisting of a sleeve and a nut are used when a tubing flare is required. The use of this type connector eliminates what?
The possibility of reducing the thickness of the flare by the wiping or ironing action when the nut is tightened.