Ok, dumb question time. Instead of cutting off the compromised area, could you remove the knuckle and flip the tube, installing the knuckle at the other end? Or is this the worst option, since the crack could continue to propagate? Presumably, the only reason to do that is if the shortened tube were too short. If that were the case, you'd be depending on the cracked area, so I guess I answered my own question.


Lol, I used to enjoy consulting. You'd ask the client clarifying questions, they'd figure out the answer on their own, and think you were smart and understood what was really going on. Oh, the good old days.