June 19, 2014 Reviewer: Rusty from Arkansas Used to change out the rad in my 6. I really wasn't expecting that. I think if you remove them both at the same time it may fall out of position, and possibly leak at those seals if you did get it lined back up. If I had to do this again I would just go to the nearest auto parts store and buy a metal one off the shelf. Here's a picture of what going on inside the fitting.
Today I finally got started and all afternoon I've been trying just to get one removed. Rads got to come out for a proper cleaning. Average Customer Review: 3 of 5 Total Reviews: 5 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful: Don't bother March 9, 2017 Reviewer: rk from texas Well the picture looks great, but this thing is made out of plastic. Might also have a problem getting everything to reseal. February 9, 2015 Reviewer: Glenn from Discovery Bay, Ca Works perfectly.
That could skin em up pretty good if there is any trash in there, looks like about 5 full revolutions to unscrew them. It's not going to pop out on its own or easily pull with one hand like a fuel line fitting while you hold the tool with the other. If you're trashing the tool, it's probably going past the retainer and getting mashed against the Teflon piece inside. You won't have enough movement to separate the lines from the fittings if you don't have it undone. You did get the retainer unbolted from the oil pan to the lines right? As you can see the retainer is right at the beginning of the opening so it just need to be past the spring.
I'm replacing the transmission cooler lines on a 2007 F350, 128K. Guess I'll have to leave it for tomorrow. Did my research and saw I needed a removal tool so I got that as well. Broke 2 of the cheesy removal tools. Got frusterated to the point where I just want to replace it all back to the filter, so I'm focused on removal only those two connections, but still having the same problem. Because of the taper on the face of the Teflon it would tend to bind the line inside the fitting also.
Was this review helpful to you? Order on Sunday received on Friday,broke on Saturday. I just replaced my radiator and saved to old fittings. The fittings are threaded through the radiator, into the oil cooler. Worked as intended, saved me alot of headache. Was this review helpful to you? Kinda hard to tell because it turns white when it was untreaded but it looks to me to have a greenish tint.
Was this review helpful to you? Used on one Trans line. It was a waste of time and money! Thanks Was this review helpful to you? Hoping to have this done today since we are helping a friend move tomorrow, I hate the idea of pulling a small enclosed trailer with transmission fluid leaking. I'd suggest going around the fitting right where the line goes in with a wire tooth brush and giving it another shot that way before unscrewing them with the lines still inside. Just about the time your cramping and ready to give up My point was- with the fitting cleaned out and the release tool fully pushed into the fitting, it still takes a good bit of force to get the line out of the coupling. Any suggestions on another way I can get those apart without breaking anything? Broke on the second line.
It does work, just takes a lot of patience since its plastic and doesn't hold its shape when trying to push the quick disconnect open. First ring is the spring steel retainer then a wide Teflon with a taper front edge and a rubber oring behind the Teflon. Be careful if those lines are rusty you may need to replace them. I forget exactly what I leveraged against but with fitting cleaned out and the tool in place, rock the lever and they'll come out suddenly. I've tried using the blow gun on the compressor to help clean out the rust. Most are too thick and do not go deep enough. Had some shorter ones previously, but they have gone the way of the dodo bird.
Well I'll try this for a bit more today. . They won't fit between the ridge on the line and the fitting. I think on all models, the lines make a 90° turn after the fitting, that's a good place to get some leverage with a fat piece of wood. Of all the work I've done on my truck and a few others, this is easily the single most pain in the butt thing I've ran across and these are southern trucks with very little corrosion.
I'm not sure about the filter housing, but on the radiator it holds the trans cooler in position inside the tank. Don't ask me how I know. Hey Guys, Its time for me to take a step back away from my project. It's easier to unscrew the fitting and use a Torch and melt the plastic in the fitting! The outside oring looks like a A114 and the inside looks to be an A111. If do decide to unscrew them, harbor Freight sells a Viton oring Kit for just a few bucks.