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#26 |
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Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma
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Re: Shade tree mechanics at their best. Your opinion please!
I agree. ez out is the best option.
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Re: Shade tree mechanics at their best. Your opinion please!
When you re-assemble the parts, a little Never-Sieze or teflon tape won't hurt.
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Re: Shade tree mechanics at their best. Your opinion please!
X2.
The right tool for the right job makes life easier. ![]() ![]()
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#29 |
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Location: DFW, TX
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Re: Shade tree mechanics at their best. Your opinion please!
Be prepared. 95% of the time they break if they are the original pot metal piece. The saw method is by far the easiest way to get the broken one out. You will be surprised at how easy that soft metal is to cut and how easy it is to knock the pieces out after you cut a slot or two in it.
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Re: Shade tree mechanics at their best. Your opinion please!
WOW.. all I can say.
Heres Link to the proper removal tool http://www.google.com/products/catal...ed=0CEkQ8wIwAg And any part store that calls itself one should stock the aftermarket Steel Fitting. and they should be able to cross this part number: ACDELCO Part # 1530900 or DORMAN Part # 800401 Do it right and be done with it, you'll spend more on eaze-outs and a tap, and other crap.
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Re: Shade tree mechanics at their best. Your opinion please!
Just checkin in to see if you got it out?
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Re: Shade tree mechanics at their best. Your opinion please!
NAPA sells the tool to remove it and then bought a nipple and run rubber hose.
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Denton, Texas
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Re: Shade tree mechanics at their best. Your opinion please!
Oh boy! I wanted to thank everyone for their input and advice!
I haven't worked on it yet. I bought an 1/2 inch easy out but have decided to use a heater hose coupler remover like the one that Rooster's 67 posted. I thought I would be working on this Christmas day but was enjoying the day instead. Hopefully tomorrow will be the day that I can get this project done! My girlfriend is currently using her step dads truck. He is out of town but will be back in the next few days so it's got to get fixed before then. I would like to get my girl to make a video of me fixin' it so that I can post it here for anyone else who may run into the same problem as us. I laugh about it now, about how I was going to "fix" it with some copper tubing and J.B. Weld. ![]() Again thank you everyone for the advice! It is very much appreciated! Keith |
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Re: Shade tree mechanics at their best. Your opinion please!
Well I finally had a day off from work so I decided to get this truck fixed and back on the road. I went ahead and purchased a heater hose coupler remover tool made by Lisle at O'reilys. Was like $6.
I ponded it in, didn't have to pound it to hard because the metal was pretty soft. I squirted some penatrant to aid in the loosening up. I attached my ratchet on the coupler remover with a 5/8" socket and gave it a couple turns. I instantly knew that the metal was too soft and the coupler remover wasn't going to work. ![]() So I just got to it with a screwdriver and hammer. The metal bent so easily and actually got 2 good size portions cleared out of the way. The left over fitting opening was too large for my tap and die set. ![]() So I headed back to O'reilys to find the correct size tap. Unfornutely they didn't have one that size. I ended up using a hook and pick set to scrape the remants out of the threads. I tightened up the fitting hard but not too hard to strip the threads. Then I took the fitting off and would pick some more of the old coupler out of the threads. It took me a little over an hour to get most of it out. I called it good enough for government work and wrapped some teflon tape around the new fitting and snugged it down. I also replaced both of the heater hoses while I was at it. I bought a new heater core but unforunetly I got confused and told them it was without A/C. My girls truck has A/C, mine doesn't. Well so anyways I will replace the heater core with the correct one and also replace her thermostat and radiator hoses next. I got everything put back together and her truck is back on the road. ![]() Again, I want to thank everyone for their input and advice! Keith |
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Re: Shade tree mechanics at their best. Your opinion please!
more pics.
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#36 |
Still Learning
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Central Oklahoma
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Re: Shade tree mechanics at their best. Your opinion please!
Way to go Buddy! I told you could do it. It looks like an EZ-out would have done you no good either. I'm glad you got her fixed up right.
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Re: Shade tree mechanics at their best. Your opinion please!
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Re: Shade tree mechanics at their best. Your opinion please!
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I use one of these, works pretty good most of the time. |
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