Trans cooler line leak
#12
If you use a fitting that's barbed at one end and pressure fitting at the other, you'll end up with a very strong fit to the hose and a weak fit to the tube.
Another option is to use flare fittings on the ends of the two cut tubes and a short pre-made tube with mating flare connections. This can be done, but in my opinion, it's a lot more work. The tranny fluid tube is hard and difficult to flare (I've tried this option) and will sometimes split. Once you have the 2 flare fittings installed, you'll need to struggle with the short piece of interconnecting tube - the first connection is easy, lining up the second can be a real pain (almost as much as the flaring).
A final (and most expensive) option is to change the entire line. I looked into doing this on my Dak & found that the fittings were really hard to remove from the tranny (I'm assuming there's some amount of thread locker on them) I didn't want to damage the ends going into the transmission, so I chose to go with my recommended option & I was done inside an hour for a cost of 4 clamps and 3 feet of hose (I had a foot left over, I wanted to make sure I had enough).
All the above is only advise (I don't always listen to advise until I find out that maybe I should have) - what you finally do, is your shot, good luck.
#13
I had a drip in one of the lines. Bought both new lines and jiffy-tite disconnect tool and was going to replace. When I saw how difficult the upper line would be to replace, I decided to follow these instuctions. Worked exactly as shown. Have not had any problems. I hope its ok to post the link?
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f107/r...-fixed-343472/
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f107/r...-fixed-343472/
#14
I had a drip in one of the lines. Bought both new lines and jiffy-tite disconnect tool and was going to replace. When I saw how difficult the upper line would be to replace, I decided to follow these instuctions. Worked exactly as shown. Have not had any problems. I hope its ok to post the link?
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f107/r...-fixed-343472/
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f107/r...-fixed-343472/
#17
I had a drip in one of the lines. Bought both new lines and jiffy-tite disconnect tool and was going to replace. When I saw how difficult the upper line would be to replace, I decided to follow these instuctions. Worked exactly as shown. Have not had any problems. I hope its ok to post the link?
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f107/r...-fixed-343472/
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f107/r...-fixed-343472/