u/dadchadwick

Image 1 — Tips for removing a threaded brass fitting?
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Tips for removing a threaded brass fitting?

So I recently installed an air locker in the front of my jeep. Everything went pretty smooth, until I got to the very last step

I had to drill and tap a hole into my front differential for the airline to pass through. A copper air line comes out of the locker, through the differential, and using a brass bulkhead fitting, a steel push-connect fitting seals the bulkhead and copper line. I (stupidly) didn’t put the push-to-connect fitting in before tightening the bulkhead. I’m guessing that I somehow squeezed it too tight, warped the brass, and now the push to connect won’t thread in

Before I drain the diff oil, and drill/retap the hole I made to replace the bulkhead, I’m wondering if anyone has any cool tricks to get this thing out, like dry ice or something. You can tell by the picture that I’ve used every pair of vice grips I have to make it almost perfectly round now lol, it’s definitely stuck

Sorry for long post, TIA

u/dadchadwick — 4 days ago