Am I using the right tool, or just being one....

[Tinkerin_wit_tools]

About a month ago, I was doing the brakes on my wife's Blazer and my mechanic turned me onto what he called line wrenches. I ended up going a little too much on the bleeder screw and stripped one, so he could tell that I was using plain jane box end wrenches on them. Well, I purchased a set of metric and standard. A few weekends ago, I replaced the oil cooler lines and ran into a little trouble. The connector that is attached to the radiator was more than the largest standard line wrench in the set and had to go to a normal size standard 1 inch. Actually, only a stubby fit in that tight spot, but it was still 1 inch standard that was used. So, since it was an oil cooler LINE that I was working on and it took a 1 inch, why don't they make line wrenches in a 1 inch??? I looked online for single line wrenches, and haven't seen them, only are sold in sets, unless I am looking in the wrong place. So, if this was bigger than the largest size line wrench could take off, why don't they make them bigger??? Hopefully, I didn't mess up the coupler too bad, but it still came off for me.......

[old_master]

Take the quick disconnect fitting apart and use a socket and ratchet....much easier.

[Tinkerin_wit_tools]

Originally Posted by old_master

Take the quick disconnect fitting apart and use a socket and ratchet....much easier.

I am not talking about the line going into the oil pan/pump area. Although I still wasn't able to do this with a socket and ratchet because it was so tight to move. The fitting I speak of is attached to the radiator and it is impossible to disconnect with a socket, unless it has a split down one side. The aluminum hose connects right to the fitting which goes into the radiator. This is the part that I speak of. It is a 99 Blazer in case you want to look it up.

[old_master]

I understand, remove the aluminum line from the fitting in the radiator. There's a wire clip retaining the line to the fitting. Remove the wire clip and twist/pull the line straight out, then you can use a socket and ratchet to remove the fitting from the radiator.

[Tinkerin_wit_tools]

Originally Posted by old_master

I understand, remove the aluminum line from the fitting in the radiator. There's a wire clip retaining the line to the fitting. Remove the wire clip and twist/pull the line straight out, then you can use a socket and ratchet to remove the fitting from the radiator.

I apologize, I didn't realize that the fitting could be removed this way. My car doesn't have oil cooler lines, so this is a first for me. Thank you for the input, and maybe, but hopefully not in the near future, when I have to do the same job on my wife's SUV that I will be able to do it faster and smarter. Thank you.