how do i get this fitting off?

[Jonsey]

the lower transmission cooler line i believe.goes to the bottom driver side of the radiator above the lower coolant hose.its leaking between the pipe going in and the back of the fitting.i have another fitting just like it and would like to replace it.how do i get the old one off?hopefully i dont have to cut it, and id rather not have to take the whole pipe off from the trans to the rad(that goop is from my brother trying to rig it,didnt work lol)ive got pictures

[CheeseSteakJim]

Just put a wrench on it and take it off... I believe it was 5/8" or 11/16" but I don't remember. It's been a while. It should spin freely independently of the line itself, in the same manner as a brake line and fitting.

[Jonsey]

so basically just turn it til it falls off?hmm.guess that was dumb on my part

[CheeseSteakJim]

Yep. Just watch out because tranny fluid is gonna come pouring out of the cooler. After you fix it make sure your transmission fluid level is perfect or else you'll fuck yourself.


Also, don't expect it to just "fall off". It's a pre-bent line, and it's a very large and stiff line at that. If you're not paying attention you may not realize that it's already off and you're just spinning it uselessly.

[Jonsey]

great.definately not as hard as i was thinkin it was gona be.thanx mang!

[mrltd]

well yess you unscrew it with a wrench. however you need an AC/fuel fitting tool to actually replace the leaky fitting. The tools are very cheap(less than 10 bucks) and available at any auto parts store.

[Jonsey]

does this part have a special name or sumthin

[gadget73]

quick disconnect tool is the name I think you're after. I'd use the disconnect tool first so you can pull the steel line out of the fitting, then unscrew the fitting. If the fitting isn't screwed into the radiator, you've got nothing to pull against. They are a real bitch to get loose sometimes.

[Lincolnmania]

there is a quick connect tool for the fittings......half the time i can never find mine.......easy way to do it. unthread the old fitting from the radiator, heat up the fitting with the propane torch, pull the fitting off (careful hot) clean it up, thread the new fitting into the radiator and snap the line into its new fitting

[Jonsey]

well instead of going and buying a tool, or torching it, i just broke the white tab off inside the fitting cuz that was the part that was leaking i guess.so i popped that off and replaced it lol.

[1987cp]

What's this talk about quick-disconnects? I must be missing something ... all I see in the pics was a tranny cooler line where it connects to the radiator with an inverted flare nut and an adapter.

[gadget73]

Thats the disconnect. Notice the white plastic collar around the flare nut. It actually clips onto a bubble flare on the steel line, and it can be disconnected. I don't think that appeared till 86 or so, earlier cars had a traditional flare nut that was not replacable. Later cars have this on both the trans and cooler ends, and the fittings leak when the O rings deteriorate over time.

[1987cp]

Nope, don't see any plastic collar. Don't see anything at all that looks like a fuel line quick connect, looks just like the inverted-flare connections that came on all my junk. Only type of quick connect I know of looks like this:

[turbo2256b]

Looks like a quick disconect trany cooler fitting. Screwed about half way into the cooler bung. Then the line glued in place because you cant buy clips for them. O rings in them are the brown colored ones

[gadget73]

Nope, don't see any plastic collar. Don't see anything at all that looks like a fuel line quick connect, looks just like the inverted-flare connections that came on all my junk. Only type of quick connect I know of looks like this:

They are a quick connect, its not a spring-lock like the fuel rails but it does pop loose.



Pic of the connector, you can see the white plastic stuff that actually holds the line in place. They're actually something of a pain in the ass, and I think they take longer to disconnect than a regular inverted flare nut honestly.