(trans. cooler lines) to cut or not to cut....
04-13-2016, 08:21 PM
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(trans. cooler lines) to cut or not to cut.... car is a 01 formula. i am in the midst of replacing my rear main seal and i am at the point where i need to remove the transmission. but i'm stuck on the 2 "e" clips that hold the transmission cooler lines in at the transmission. i've tried but can't even get it trying to come off. why not cut the lines at the straight point upon removal and then use hoses and clamps to re-install? it would be a helluva lot easier than messing with those stupid clips this time and for the future. or is it better to remove the lines via the nut connections? i heard it's very hard to line the threads back up if you remove this way. any help is appreciated. thanks.
04-13-2016, 08:37 PM
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You can just remove the nuts if you want then pull the E clips off and pull the line out. Then put the fittings back in with the E clip.
With the E clips already in, push the transmission line in and they will snap right in when you are installing the transmission back in
With the E clips already in, push the transmission line in and they will snap right in when you are installing the transmission back in
04-13-2016, 11:54 PM
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You can just remove the nuts if you want then pull the E clips off and pull the line out. Then put the fittings back in with the E clip.
With the E clips already in, push the transmission line in and they will snap right in when you are installing the transmission back in
With the E clips already in, push the transmission line in and they will snap right in when you are installing the transmission back in
04-15-2016, 07:33 AM
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DO NOT CUT THOSE LINES UNLESS YOU INTEND TO REPLACE THEM UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE!!!
Those lines are made of metal for a reason, they carry ALOT of pressure and I made the mistake of cutting mine and clamping a rubber hose to reconnect it, the second I got on the interstate it coughed that clamp and hose like it was gum and spewed ALL of my transmission fluid onto the interstate getting me stranded on the shoulder. FORTUNATELY my transmission survived.
Those lines are made of metal for a reason, they carry ALOT of pressure and I made the mistake of cutting mine and clamping a rubber hose to reconnect it, the second I got on the interstate it coughed that clamp and hose like it was gum and spewed ALL of my transmission fluid onto the interstate getting me stranded on the shoulder. FORTUNATELY my transmission survived.
04-15-2016, 10:59 AM
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DO NOT CUT THOSE LINES UNLESS YOU INTEND TO REPLACE THEM UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE!!!
Those lines are made of metal for a reason, they carry ALOT of pressure and I made the mistake of cutting mine and clamping a rubber hose to reconnect it, the second I got on the interstate it coughed that clamp and hose like it was gum and spewed ALL of my transmission fluid onto the interstate getting me stranded on the shoulder. FORTUNATELY my transmission survived.
Those lines are made of metal for a reason, they carry ALOT of pressure and I made the mistake of cutting mine and clamping a rubber hose to reconnect it, the second I got on the interstate it coughed that clamp and hose like it was gum and spewed ALL of my transmission fluid onto the interstate getting me stranded on the shoulder. FORTUNATELY my transmission survived.
04-15-2016, 02:43 PM
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If its stock, there's no clamp, the hose is built into the line. attempting to put a standard clamp on that line is asking for trouble, it is somewhere between 60 and 90 PSI iirc. Normal clamp wont hold that. I know some have gotten away with fuel hose clamps but for my piece of mind (after I lost my trans fluid) I went with AN Fittings and brand new lines. Wasn't cheap but I never got stranded again and my 200k + mile A4 trans still works