Disconnecting Trans lines from radiator

[Diehard]

I'm stuck. How do you disconnect the transmision lines from the radiator?

 

[73azbronco]

with a flare nut wrench? I was going to say something witty like "with a tool?"

Try some penetrant oil on the threads for a few minutes, then use the flare nut wrecnh on the nut and another on the radiator housing. Slight tapping with a plastic hammer may help, heat as a last resort.

 

[garberz]

Vicegrips.;D

 

[tejayandtina]

Mine were pretty bad. Used flare nut wrenches. Still wasted the fittings pretty good. I also had adapters between the lines and radiator (one of which cracked). Be careful.

 

[zeeman1]

Twist with line wrench, and vicegrips if your are like mine.

 

[Diehard]

Finally got them off with flare nut wrench....but eventually had to break out the visegrips and totally destroyed one of the fittings....but they are off. Thanks for all the input.

 

[blubuckaroo]

Pull the battery out first. Ypu'll need lots of room. You need two wrenches. A flair nut wrench and a backup. Of course a pair of vise-grips will work in the place of the tubing wrench.

 

[Stroppe-Envy-77]

Pull the battery out first. Ypu'll need lots of room.

+1 on that!

Removing the battery make it SO much easier to do a lot of things, from replacing the radiator hoses to tightening the alternator belt.