Hi,
After spending the day tearing up my hands replacing the rear shocks on my truck I see the lower trans cooler line is rotting out about the middle. It looks as though its the return line. Can I simply cut out the bad part and use a rubber line to splice in? High/low pressure? Simple clamps and/or flare/double flare?

Thanks in advance,
Jon
2004 ram 1500 quad 5.7

 

Yeah, it's low pressure, so, just replacing the bad section with some rubber line rated for trans fluid will be fine. I like to flare the ends of the metal tubing a bit, slide the hose over it, and then clamp it in place. Less likely for pressure to push it off.