Splicing Transmission Cooling Line
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Splicing Transmission Cooling Line
Who here has done this? I'm about to. I've bought a piece of line with fittings already on it, and fittings and couplings for the existing lines that I'm going to cut. What kind of flaring tool do I need? Single, double, something else? What's the difference?
As always... TIA,
As always... TIA,
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Re: Splicing Transmission Cooling Line (R. Bruno)
Rubber lines with clamps will do, make sure you get hose that is ATF tolerant.
A local tranny or parts store should be able to set you up, same stuff you'd use to put a tranny cooler in with.
Scott
A local tranny or parts store should be able to set you up, same stuff you'd use to put a tranny cooler in with.
Scott
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Re: Splicing Transmission Cooling Line (e3pres)
When I had to splice mine I used a compression union with good results. I was able to get it at a hardware store for a few bucks. It consists of tubing coupling with a nut for each end. You slip a nut over each end of the tubing and slide a "ferrule" over the tubing inside the nut. The jam each side of the coupling together and start tightening the nuts. The nut squeezes the ferrule down on the tubing and seals off the coupling. After you've tightened it up, you can undo the nuts from the coupling and the the nut and ferrule will not slide off the tubing. These type fittings are used in industry for very high pressure tubing and hold tightly after they are seated. It has been almost two years since I did mine and it hasn't leaked a drop.
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Re: Splicing Transmission Cooling Line (Smokehouse69)
When I had to splice mine I used a compression union with good results...... These type fittings are used in industry for very high pressure tubing and hold tightly after they are seated.
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Re: Splicing Transmission Cooling Line (Silvr77)
I repaired it with clamps and hoses last week, and it helped alot, but it's still leaking a little bit. I'll try the compression fitting thing. Thanks guys.
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Re: Splicing Transmission Cooling Line (e3pres)
The only compression unions I can find are brass and are for copper, aluminum, polyethylene, vinyl, polybutylene, or nylon tubing. Will this work with the steel line? :confused:
