So I had to order this
Push-On Hose Fitting: Inverted Flare, 3/8 in x 5/8 in Fitting Size, Male x Female, Rigid, Straight
from one supply source.... when I could have just gotten this:
As per this comment:
Actually, this would be almost a plug and play mod with the use of the fittings... posted awhile back: two of those [above imaged quick connect plastic] fittings, a magnafine filter, some trans cooler hose, 4 hose clamps and you are set. All you'd have to do is pop out one of the two short sections of hard-tubed cooler lines to the radiator.
The problem is that if that plastic piece brakes then you have a $3000 part ruined [the transmission]!!
So then I ordered this:
TRANSMISSION LINE CONNECTOR WITH A 3/8 TUBE X 5/8-18IN. THREAD.
This is on top of the first parts I ordered that will go into the radiator itself as per my previous blogpost.
I also got more transmission hose - another foot!
AND I got 4 better hose clamps!!
Officially those two connectors do NOT fit the car - but I am swinging it!! hahahha.
acdelco 15865062 is the OEM but people say the NAPA part doesn't leak but the Dorman does leak?
Original manufacturer parts are expensive, so rely on NAPA Solutions parts, powered by Dorman,
They're the same though! oops.
Easy to screw into case but it's not always easy to get tubes to pop into fitting
It's probably that Dorman e-clip!?
Internal oring must have been damaged.
Bought original AC Delco fitting you can see The difference in the depth clearance between beveled edge and c [e] clip.
that's the OEM....let's see if I can tell?
Yeah I could see the difference so I ordered the OEM.
If you are thinking of doing this I highly recommend getting the OTC 7937 disconnect tool as it makes removing the cooler line retaining clip much easier.
OK I just ordered it!!!
OTC Disconnect Tool - 7937
very pricey!
I got some cheap retainer snap ring pliers but this is a review:
Very crudely made, had to alter it by filing down metal, and it was still a struggle to hold the e-clips. Got my job done but it took a lot more time
yet there is this!
Very useful tool.
Fits various size e-rings
put this on the cooler line (as if you wrapping it on the line) with the notches facing where you insert the line into the radiator. Squeeze the ends and insert it into where it connects. Turn it and you should see the clips pop up.
There is no physical way for a normal sized person to get their hand in the available space to release the clip and pull those the transmission cooling lines on the transmission side. (long picks and saintly patience might work from below but oh my .....) Pop the tool partially on the part of line you can get to and slide it down the line. I even went over few bends and the 90 degree turn and managed to keep the tool clipped onto the line. Then make sure the clip is fully seated around the line and with your hand or a pair of long curved needle nose pliers pinch, push it in until the notches aren't visible, twist and pull the line.
The transmission cooler lines are a smaller line and C-Clip and the oil cooler lines have a larger line and clip so this tool ONLY works with the transmission cooler lines because the size of the tool. It slips over the transmission lines but because the oil cooler lines are larger this tool with not fit.
oh great!!!
Necessity for hard to reach places such as the cooler lines on the transmission, at the radiator, and junction spots such as on the Trailblazers.
hmmm - maybe it WILL work? !!
Excellent. Used it perfectly. Instructions on bottom, almost threw it away. Idiots on YouTube used picks instead of the correct tool on GM transmission line. Funny seeing them paw away at it; OMG stupid.
This on slides in with three notches cut out to fit around the ears of GM's clip, then with a SIMPLE quarter turn rotation of the tool the clip EASILY releases the line and you can pull it out. No need to fully remove the clip with a pick or any other tool.
did not work in my application where the transmission lines do a hard 90 degree bend right at the radiator.
at least a 1-1/4 inch clearance between the radiator/transmission and the first bend in the line
What!! Fine Print disclaimer!! I think that first bend is precisely 1-1/4 inch!!!
If the tool was 3/8 inch shorter it might work.
OK I can use the snips to shorten it!! Someone said they did that.
Cheap metal and hard to use on trans line. It will work if you fight it but a small pick works much easier... Within several minutes one of the ears that you squeeze broke off and the tool was useless. I slide back the plastic cap on the connector and used a pick to remove the clip in less than a minute
Removes quick connect lock with semi ease. (Better than pick).
it was easy enough to fix by cutting a 1/4 inch off the flat end.
NOTE. push into line fitting and turn LEFT!
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