I've never had a problem with Summit hose ends but who's hose are you using? I hope it's not Earls.
It won't work.

All you guys that are having troubles installing the AN fittings do yourself a favor.....pry out your wallets, peel back that Mopar glue that's keeping it stuck closed and buy the Koul Tools install kit. You will save enough $$ on bandages to pay for the kit and you won't have worry about your kids learning new words

All you guys that are having troubles installing the AN fittings do yourself a favor.....pry out your wallets, peel back that Mopar glue that's keeping it stuck closed and buy the Koul Tools install kit. You will save enough $$ on bandages to pay for the kit and you won't have worry about your kids learning new words

Try the black hose and you will never go back to braided stainless

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This is the cheapest one I see, but there are nicer ones. Basically a large cable cutter

Use this, and forget about tape, grinding, cutting, cleaning whatever. This will cut the hose clean as a lazer, and it has the added benefit of slightly reducing the end from the radial compression. making it easy to put the fittings on. literally, one second and the cleanest cut you can get. Even works on double braid.

I guess when making 100's to 1,000's of hose assemblies I just used the quickest and most efficient tools to get the job done. An abrasive wheel chop saw or actual hose cutting machine was always at my disposal. Any pesky debris was simply blown out with shop air. No sledge hammers needed or ever used.

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This is the cheapest one I see, but there are nicer ones. Basically a large cable cutter

Use this, and forget about tape, grinding, cutting, cleaning whatever. This will cut the hose clean as a lazer, and it has the added benefit of slightly reducing the end from the radial compression. making it easy to put the fittings on. literally, one second and the cleanest cut you can get. Even works on double braid.

I guess when making 100's to 1,000's of hose assemblies I just used the quickest and most efficient tools to get the job done. An abrasive wheel chop saw or actual hose cutting machine was always at my disposal. Any pesky debris was simply blown out with shop air. No sledge hammers needed or ever used.

And for spending big $$ on a "Cool Tool" just look around the garage to find a similar fixture. Take a plastic funnel and cut off the snout at a point where the ID is a little smaller than the hose OD. Make a slit down the spine to allow it to open up. Put it over the hose and pull the hose back so that it is flush. Stick your ferrule/socket on the end or on the work bench and give the hose a firm jab (similar process as a piston ring compressor and install). This should allow you to be quick enough to get it in past the fitting.