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butch32218
01-28-2009, 01:14 PM
my transmission cooling line is leaking bad were is comes from the motor and the metal line meets the rubber line it's crimped there...

I called advance auto parts and they dont even have that line listed. :crying:

what can I do ?

could I cut the metal part at each end of the rubber hose and replace it with a new rubber hose with clamps on each end ?

or will it leak with clamps, because of the pressure of the Line ? :popcorn:

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Metal.........Rubber ......... Metal

rhandwor
01-28-2009, 01:36 PM
People do this use a fuel line hose. If you have enough room go to a hardware store and buy a coupler for copper tubing with crimp fittings. Their are about 1 1/2 inch long cut out the bad piece and use one of these. Some times you can use a thread fitting and copper tubing and make a short splice connector.
If the correct threads use a 1 foot piece of brake line cut off one end and use a copper coupling. Remove the piece take it to the hardware store and try to make a splice piece.
Home made rubber pieces tend to drip slightly.

butch32218
01-28-2009, 02:30 PM
can I use a Standard (Radiator/ Fuel line) Type Hose Clamp... and some break line hose,,,, without the coupler for copper tubing with crimp fittings to do this ?
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can I use a Standard (Radiator/ Fuel line) Type Hose Clamp... and some break line hose to do this ?

rhandwor
01-28-2009, 04:01 PM
You can but it is more prone to leakage slight drips.

butch32218
01-28-2009, 07:46 PM
well thats ok Sir. Because now it pour's & spray's out :eek7:
and TY for the Info!!!

rhandwor
01-28-2009, 08:18 PM
I think the hose and the tubing you used was different size.

tripletdaddy
01-29-2009, 04:42 AM
Maybe to facilitate pulling the radiator or the dealership cut the line themselves, one of the rubber lines is clamped with a convential hose clamp to the steel tubing, so I don't see why that wouldn't work. To be sure you can double clamp but be sure to put the screw on opposite sides of the hose and tubing connections. The pressure in this line is not particularly high. If it were, for one thing, there wouldn't be the connection on mine as it wouldn't hold, literally it could blow off with high pressure, and it hasn't leaked a drop. With it not leaking, I'm very comfortable with your repair that way just cutting the steel tube and slipping the hose over it and avoid all that extra stuff and steps. Hopefully the hose will fit over the tube.

TaurusKing
01-31-2009, 09:47 AM
Rubber brakehose and clamps will be fine if you can fit it in. I'm using them right now on my 94.. noticed a small spot of red on the ground, turns out the metal line, which is clamped to the bottom of the radiator, must have worn a small hole where it sits against the rad. When I unbolted it, began to flow freely. Small piece of brake hose fixed it nice. I would have removed the whole trans line except that I needed a special tool to pull it out of the trans, ended up ordering a whole kit of removal tools for 40 bucks or so, a\c lines, oil lines, etc.

Fordhcw
02-07-2009, 09:40 PM
You can not use fuel line hose for the transmssion cooling line, as it will rupture. You can get transmission cooling line hose cut to length from NAPA.

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