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YOUR RESEARCHPower Steering lines
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Use crow foot and a 6" extension
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Update, After spending about an hour trying two wrench's, I used a crow foot and a 6" extension for the closest fitting and a box wrench on the other side.
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Suggestion · Original poster
Yes - day 2 and not killing my self ( patients ) motor and trans ready to drop - thankfully it was a California car and clean almost like new under neath- the leverage will be key and the heat gun should work - do I replace coupling or just use what is there?
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Suggestion · Original poster
Yes - day 2 and not killing my self ( patients ) motor and trans ready to drop - thankfully it was a California car and clean almost like new under neath- the leverage will be key and the heat gun should work - do I replace coupling or just use what is there?
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Yes - day 2 and not killing my self ( patients ) motor and trans ready to drop - thankfully it was a California car and clean almost like new under neath- the leverage will be key and the heat gun should work - do I replace coupling or just use what is there?
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Suggestion
If you can get the two wrenches so they are only offset by an inch so you can use both of your hands for pressure that will make it easier.
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Suggestion
When re-assembling, no need to use the original crazy torque.
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Clean almost like new
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Suggestion · Original poster
Yes - day 2 and not killing my self ( patients ) motor and trans ready to drop - thankfully it was a California car and clean almost like new under neath- the leverage will be key and the heat gun should work - do I replace coupling or just use what is there?
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Suggestion · Original poster
Yes - day 2 and not killing my self ( patients ) motor and trans ready to drop - thankfully it was a California car and clean almost like new under neath- the leverage will be key and the heat gun should work - do I replace coupling or just use what is there?
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Performed · outcome unconfirmed
Update, After spending about an hour trying two wrench's, I used a crow foot and a 6" extension for the closest fitting and a box wrench on the other side.
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No Trick. Just need to get the correct leverage on them. If you can get the two wrenches so they are only offset by an inch so you can use both of your hands for pressure that will make it easier. Also, make sure you are applying pressure in the correct way.
PS lines are the very last thing I do. Get everything else ready to go and then start dropping the motor. Undo the brackets holding the PS lines and you can drop the engine even further. The extra room makes ALL the difference. And Kris's leverage suggestion is spot on. Once you get them to break loose, after a turn or two you can finish by hand.
I was able to get the large (17mm) one separated, with considerable effort. I failed on the small (15mm) hose coupler, and ended up cutting the hose. (This was less painful than it might have been, as this hose had been leaking and probably needed replacement.)
Dropping the engine a few inches improves access a lot. I'd add a suggestion to apply heat from a heat gun.
These fittings are
much
too tight. They seal internally with an O-ring, and don't need a lot of torque - probably not much more than hand tight would suffice.
ETA: Note that the hose sizes given above (17mm and 15mm) refer to the size of the wrenches necessary to operate on the brass fittings.
Yes - day 2 and not killing my self ( patients ) motor and trans ready to drop - thankfully it was a California car and clean almost like new under neath- the leverage will be key and the heat gun should work - do I replace coupling or just use what is there? The real dilemma is how deep do I go on this 111 K motor - runs great did a tune last year- AOS this year w / clutch and IMS
It's. 99 C4 - notice one shift cable tighter than the other - please send all advise thanks
What a pain in the butt these are. Mines 19mm and 15mm
Update, After spending about an hour trying two wrench's, I used a crow foot and a 6" extension for the closest fitting and a box wrench on the other side. Snap, off in two minutes. Super easy!
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