4. To disconnect hose sections
a. Remove the "C" clip from the coupler.
b. Slide mender sleeve off hose.
c. Pull hose off the coupler.
d. Remove mender ferrule from hose (5/8" hose
only).
Do not lose mender ferrule.
Figure 10. Disconnect Hose Section
"C" Clip
Coupler
Remove "C" Clip
Mender Sleeve
Slide Mender Sleeve off Hose
Figure 11. Disconnect Hose Section
Hose
Section
Pull Hose from Coupler
Coupler
Remove Mender
Ferrule from Hose
Mender
Ferrule
5. To reconnect hose sections:
a. Place mender sleeve loosely over hose
coupler small end first.
b. Place mender ferrule over hose section.
c. Push hose section and ferrule onto coupler.
d. You must pull the mender sleeve, mender
ferrule and hose hard enough to expose the
valley behind the barb on the coupler. If the
"C" clip is not in the valley the mender
sleeve can slide off and the hose will come
apart.
e. Snap "C" clip into valley in the coupler. The
clip must "snap" into the valley behind the
mender sleeve.
Figure 12. Reconnecting Hose Section
Slide Mender Ferrule onto Hose
Slide Mender Sleeve onto Coupler
Slide Hose onto Coupler
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Mender
Ferrule
Figure 13. Reconnecting Hose Sections
Slide Mender Sleeve onto Hose
Push "C" Clip into
Valley on Coupler
Valley