any tips for disconnecting the heater hose retainers?
Posted: May 18th, 2011, 5:47 pm
room is tight back there, any tips that might save me a headache?
room is tight back there, any tips that might save me a headache?
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any tips for disconnecting the heater hose retainers?
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room is tight back there, any tips that might save me a headache?
Re: any tips for disconnecting the heater hose retainers?
Posted: May 18th, 2011, 5:48 pm
i've tried "pushing the retainers" in but it doesnt go in far enough? hard to put a lot of pressure on them.
Re: any tips for disconnecting the heater hose retainers?
Posted: May 18th, 2011, 8:46 pm
f--- them.
Just undo the hose clamps. That fitting is an engineering embarrassment.
Just undo the hose clamps. That fitting is an engineering embarrassment.
Re: any tips for disconnecting the heater hose retainers?
Posted: May 18th, 2011, 9:12 pm
yea thats what i ended up doing.Ryan wrote:f--- them.
Just undo the hose clamps. That fitting is an engineering embarrassment.
Re: any tips for disconnecting the heater hose retainers?
Posted: May 18th, 2011, 10:14 pm
yeah those things are a nightmare... I believe I was able to get them out using a couple of flathead screwdrivers, but it wasn't easy.