cuban

Working on the car removing the PS rack and the cooler line with the 18mm nut is ON. I feel like I am about to round off the nut and it will not budge. Any suggestions? I’m almost debating cutting it and dealing with it out of the car and just replacing the whole line. Thanks.

Markolc1981

You can certainly get new lines from Rockauto or such if you need to cut.

All I can offer is make sure you're using a flare nut wrench, or flare nut crows foot. Those grip that nut the best.

cuban

that’s what I’m using, I’m afraid if I keep at it it will round it off then I’m boned lol. I may just cut it and order a new line. That’s prob the safest bet.

jim993

Vice-Grips.

G_Loc

Have you sprayed some penetrant on it and let it soak for a bit?

cuban

Update, I tried penetrating oil etc the problem was it was on so so tight that with the flare nut wrench the nut was rounding off. So before that happened I ordered a replacement and today after struggling with unseating the PS rack (forgot to take out the 4 ABS bracket bolts), I cut it pushed it across the pax side then pulled it up and out the engine bay. Had to hammer on an 18mm socket and used the impact on it but it’s out and done.

cuban

Supercharged111

This here woulda saved you a few bucks. It's what I have to resort to for almost all lines like this that have been in place forever.

cuban

no way of getting it in there with the rack still in the car, can’t get it out with it on either. Really it was $20 part so I’m good with it.