Hi,
I have a 2011 lx570 and have a 3 inch section of AHC height control tube that is rusted and now has a hole. The rest of the lines look good, little to no rust. It's a spot above the frame kind of tucked away. I bought the replacement tube and attempted to replace it, but cant break the fittings loose. Im hesitant to pay a shop hundreds of dollars to attempt to swap this out and perhaps do more damage since there is a little rust on the fittings.
I was googling hydraulic line repair options and think it is doable. Lots of options in the 3000+ psi range using compression fittings. Was thinking of cutting out the rusted length and replacing it with a length of the new tube, then using the fittings to join. 200 forums have had very few failures thus far so arent much help. I figured this kind of repair question due to rust would fare better here. Anyone done any AHC line repair similar to this? What worked, what didnt? Thanks.
I have a 2011 lx570 and have a 3 inch section of AHC height control tube that is rusted and now has a hole. The rest of the lines look good, little to no rust. It's a spot above the frame kind of tucked away. I bought the replacement tube and attempted to replace it, but cant break the fittings loose. Im hesitant to pay a shop hundreds of dollars to attempt to swap this out and perhaps do more damage since there is a little rust on the fittings.
I was googling hydraulic line repair options and think it is doable. Lots of options in the 3000+ psi range using compression fittings. Was thinking of cutting out the rusted length and replacing it with a length of the new tube, then using the fittings to join. 200 forums have had very few failures thus far so arent much help. I figured this kind of repair question due to rust would fare better here. Anyone done any AHC line repair similar to this? What worked, what didnt? Thanks.
