2000 chevy 7.4 oil cooler lines

[Fancy Shoes]

Im not findinf a good way to get these out. I broke a small screwdriver getting the clips pulled down. I want to just use a wrnch and undo the fitting… but I cant even get a freaki g wrench in there.

How am I suppose to do this? I am nearly about to send it to a shop. My buddy says its not that hard… not sure what I am to do.

 

[Fancy Shoes]

Took 20 minutes to get one of the plastic clips broken off… the other one 5 minutes. My hoom pick got the clips out easily. ******* annoying.

 

[movietvet]

Well welcome to the forum from Oregon.

Can't get a wrench in there? Use a crows foot line wrench and an extension. Always easiest to use an extension to stand away/back from your work and it adds torque too.

 

[Fancy Shoes]

Never owned a set of those wrenches. Thought I wwas about to go buy one

 

[Fancy Shoes]

Well, ow pushing the line back into that fitting is a pain…

 

[454cid]

You have to remove the plastic cap, then there is a metal clip that comes out through the side. The line should pull out after that and then you can unscrew the jiffy-tite fitting.

 

[Carlaisle]

DON'T reuse the clip. It WILL fail. And you will have no one to curse at but the guy staring back at you in the mirror.

 

[someotherguy]

Usually that plastic retainer is considered a one-time-use item. It's there to keep the E-clip from getting away. They figure by the time you're pulling that plastic retainer down it'll break, and you're buying new lines.

Richard

 

[evilunclegrimace]

Install new "O" rings in the adapter or you might find your self doing this repair again.

 

[movietvet]

When you do reinstall the line, new o-rings or not, wipe completely clean and use a very thin wipe of grease on the o-ring area or spray some silicone lube. Helps the reinstall and keeps from damaging the o-ring.