yeah, same here, i did not use silicone at all. and even the cheap part from autozone worked fine. do not force the thing in there cause once you mess up the o-ring you have to start over.

 

You guys act like Dodge intentionally designed these parts for premature failure obsolescence.

 

I'll look at the box for the part number and see, but it's identical to my old one, and the tab would not go for anything. My old one also had the tab bent pen wider to grab onto the bolt. I tried bending the bottom of the tab to go on the bolt but no luck. I wouldn't have had to put sealant on it, but like I said before when I took the bolt out; I put way too much pressure on the tube and cut the O-ring right in half (definitely my fault). Yes I will probably have to clean the hole out next time I do it because it is still leaking...

 

You're right, but because I couldn't get the tube in with the bolt in, and after taking the bolt out I put the same force on the tube and crushed the O-ring. Yes I will have to get a new one and do start over.

 

Dodge.... Never would they do such a thing

 

Like I said maybe it was me that got in a hurry and messed it up, or maybe it was Memphis...

 

I took a die grinder to the water pump port for that tube, and flared it a bit at the end, made putting the tube in MUCH easier.

 

When you say wrong bolt; do you mean the bolt hole that's under the tube?

 

Might have to get that a try!