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Dr CUCVRUS Sorry I havent been a good test pilot for you. Ive got work starting on Monday. Im going to try to install the lines this week.
I hope the hydraulic lines work for you sir.
Here are the lines Dr Cucvrus.....I laid them under the M1008...looks like they will fit. The challenge will be getting them through the frame member that crosses under the oil pan. The quality looks pretty good...we"ll see how they fit...
Ill attempt the install in a few weeks. Work, Dr...
OMG! The contagion is spreading! CUCV tranny line vaccine must be administered throughout the Steel Soldiers network....!
I agree completely they could have waited for fairer weather.....
As soon as spring has sprung I'll be replacing mine with metal....
Ended up putting in a rubber hose for now. It works, no leaks. I agree metal is best. Too much mud and snow to work under the truck right now. Ill be looking for a complete new set of lines to replace my patch job. Thanks everyone for the tips
Well I cut and installed the new union on one of the lines. While I was cutting I nicked the second line....so I installed a new union to the second line....Found a pin hole leak on the second line just forward of the new union.....drat! Looks like Ill have to splice a small section on the...
The plot thickens! The snow melted enough and I threw a tarp under the truck and crawled underneath. What I thought were rubber lines were in fact the metal cooling lines covered in grease and mud! I wiped them clean and lo and behold one of the lines had rubbed through where the cooling line...
I figured out why the lines are terminated in rubber hoses. Years ago the transmission housing cracked due to a bent drive shaft. The repair shop couldnt find the same type th400 housing so the cooler lines were modified to fit the new housing
I came home and took a gander at the tranny. It appears the leak is coming from the rubber hose connecting line that goes from the transmission to the coolant lines. imagine it would wear out after 33 years!
Anyone know what type of rubber hose to use? Fuel line ok?
TIA
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