Tag: hose

Why replace a hose when you can splice it?

Broken hose splice.

We ran across this unique hose splice while replacing some old brittle hoses on the ANT-18.  Here is the hose we found connecting the roll valve to the East roll bellows.  It separated at the splice.  It had been repaired in a former life with a socket used as a hose connector.  Too funny.

Socket splice.

Elevator valve cleanup, lube, & new hoses

Elevator valve is cleaned up, lubricated, and ready for reinstallation.

Our Esp’s Elevator Valve was so old and dirty that the top and bottom sections were “stuck” together. We cleaned it up, lubricated it with gun oil, and connected it to the pitch bellows with new 5/8″ vacuum hoses.

This video shows the elevator valve refurbishing, and describes its operation.