Fun video guys, thanks. You guy s should check out the terms "lock carrier" and "service position". This job is significantly easier than this video makes it appear.
Just finished this job. For those with trouble installing transmission cooler lines, a few tips: 1.) Wire brush the hose connectors and/or sand them with fine sandpaper (400 grit+). Careful not to gouge, you're just looking to clear oxidation. 2.) Replace the o rings and make sure you get factory replacement, as generic o rings are wrong internal diameter and will leak. 3.) Despite being tight work space, it's still better to do the cooler lines with the radiator fully installed, as it ensures the alignment is square, and it gives you a semi-rigid surface to push against. 4.) SOAK the fittings, the o rings and the inlet/outlet of the cooler in a ton of fresh transmission fluid to lube it up. The o rings especially, as the rubber will want to drag on any dry surface and get hung up. 5.) You can install them in either order but I prefer to do the top first. The bolt for the lower hose threads through a retainer for the top hose and doing the bottom first can limit the amount of movement you have up top. You want to have as much wiggle room as possible as you get then started. 6.) It's a nightmare to get them started if they're dry and still not easy lubed up. Do some wiggling both the hose and the radiator (rubber insulator gives you some movement) as you go to mate them until the angles align right and you'll feel the hose 'slip' into the opening enough that you know they're aligned. 7.) Try to push the fittings in as best you can by hand but it's pretty much impossible to get past the o rings with hand strength. If oiled and aligned adequately, you can start threading a bolt in and it will draw the fitting in past the o ring. Some advisories... DO NOT overtighten the bolt trying to draw it in if it's not aligned or drawing in. You can snap the bolt, strip the thread, anchor will start spinning etc and you're SOL. Bolt should only be drawing in fitting past the o ring. In my case, the top went perfect, the bottom wasn't going in straight and the fitting was hung up. I backed the bolt out, dripped some more trans oil onto the exposed o ring, wiggled it some more and started tightening the bolt in again. Heard a 'plunk' of the o ring coming unstuck, and it started drawing the fitting in perfectly. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN either bolt when you finally get them bottomed out. The bolts are M6 1.00 pitch, 10mm head and I believe 16mm long, incase you lose any. I also used a bolt a few mm longer to help draw the fitting in from further away, especially bottom hose that's got a thicker retainer to clear. After I was satisfied the fitting was in straight and past the o ring, I backed the longer bolt out and put the factory length bolt in instead to avoid bottoming out. Hope this helps anyone doing this. 👍
Fun video guys, thanks. You guy
s should check out the terms "lock carrier" and "service position". This job is significantly easier than this video makes it appear.
Just finished this job. For those with trouble installing transmission cooler lines, a few tips:
1.) Wire brush the hose connectors and/or sand them with fine sandpaper (400 grit+). Careful not to gouge, you're just looking to clear oxidation.
2.) Replace the o rings and make sure you get factory replacement, as generic o rings are wrong internal diameter and will leak.
3.) Despite being tight work space, it's still better to do the cooler lines with the radiator fully installed, as it ensures the alignment is square, and it gives you a semi-rigid surface to push against.
4.) SOAK the fittings, the o rings and the inlet/outlet of the cooler in a ton of fresh transmission fluid to lube it up. The o rings especially, as the rubber will want to drag on any dry surface and get hung up.
5.) You can install them in either order but I prefer to do the top first. The bolt for the lower hose threads through a retainer for the top hose and doing the bottom first can limit the amount of movement you have up top. You want to have as much wiggle room as possible as you get then started.
6.) It's a nightmare to get them started if they're dry and still not easy lubed up. Do some wiggling both the hose and the radiator (rubber insulator gives you some movement) as you go to mate them until the angles align right and you'll feel the hose 'slip' into the opening enough that you know they're aligned.
7.) Try to push the fittings in as best you can by hand but it's pretty much impossible to get past the o rings with hand strength. If oiled and aligned adequately, you can start threading a bolt in and it will draw the fitting in past the o ring. Some advisories...
DO NOT overtighten the bolt trying to draw it in if it's not aligned or drawing in. You can snap the bolt, strip the thread, anchor will start spinning etc and you're SOL.
Bolt should only be drawing in fitting past the o ring. In my case, the top went perfect, the bottom wasn't going in straight and the fitting was hung up. I backed the bolt out, dripped some more trans oil onto the exposed o ring, wiggled it some more and started tightening the bolt in again. Heard a 'plunk' of the o ring coming unstuck, and it started drawing the fitting in perfectly. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN either bolt when you finally get them bottomed out.
The bolts are M6 1.00 pitch, 10mm head and I believe 16mm long, incase you lose any. I also used a bolt a few mm longer to help draw the fitting in from further away, especially bottom hose that's got a thicker retainer to clear. After I was satisfied the fitting was in straight and past the o ring, I backed the longer bolt out and put the factory length bolt in instead to avoid bottoming out.
Hope this helps anyone doing this. 👍
how did you all get the bottom hose off and how did you get the hoses off on the passenger side with which as little to no room
No refilling the transmission fluid??
How did you get the lower oil hose in? I cannot get it to fit in the port.
Did you figure it out?! I’m currently getting fucked by the lower oil hose
We want the footage of installing the coolant lines I need a tip on how to
I like how right around 9:40 you can see Brenda totally L o s i n g h e r m i n d
If your near Charlotte I have a Passat w8 I’m rebuilding
We're in the Triangle not too far from you!
Yeah annoying Brenda should have gone inside the house, kept getting in front of the video as were trying to watch