Guys,
I have my grandmothers 57 Fairlane. It blew a tranny line so I ordered 2 new ones from Inline Tube. Unfortunately, the car is 1200 miles away so I cannot see it right now.
Somewhere online I read that you may need a special tool to remove the lines on a Ford - rather than just the usual tubing wrenches. Is this true and if so, where do I get such a tool?
Thanks a lot
I just used the normal wrenches, nothing special.
Mike
Just pull my tranny and you'll need the tubing wrenches or you'll strip the nuts they were very tight.
use plenty of Kroil and let it sit overnight. Especially those on the radiator. using too much brute force can twist the soldered bungs.
It's a good thing that you will replace both lines, so you don't have to worry about them staying intact. it may even be best to cut the tubing, and use ring spanners on the fittings for removal.
I was trying to figure out what a ring spanner was and I think it is a box end wrench! It is all in the translation.
Quote from: cokefirst on 2025-07-13 17:16I was trying to figure out what a ring spanner was and I think it is a box end wrench! It is all in the translation.
Tubing wrench over here.
sorry picked up that term from my English friends. They are different, to say the least. :003:
no Hugh, I did indeed mean a box end wrench. Once you cut the lines you can easily slip it on and it will still be a tighter fit over a tubing or brake line wrench. I have real good industrial quality Hazet tubing wrenches, but when it comes to frozen brake line or hydraulic fittings, I use said method mentioned above. works most times, and is a lot better than drilling out rounded off fittings.
Forgot you mentioned the cutting of the line he was going to replace anyhow.
Do the trans lines thread directly into the case or are they pipe thread and then inverted flare like a C6?