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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy
Just keep an eye on it, hoses don't just blow they give warning. I did that to my SD and AFAIK its still doing fine over a year later.
I oiled up the hose and pushed it past the lip on the hard line, and put a clamp behind the lip, then another on the barb. NFW that's coming off. |
Any time the hood is open is a good time to be observent.
The hose I used is rated at 300 psi so it is a long way from bursting. Before I put the hose on I degreased the tubing hose barbs with brake cleaner after which I coated them with silicone sealent. I also double clamped each hose end as you did. I am not expecting any leaks for a long time.
Besides saving money when I read some of the threads on changing the oil cooler hase assemblies. Many people reported damage to their oil coolers trying to unscrew the hose from it (when I removed one end of the hose to measure the hose barbs I found that 3 of 6 threads had been stripped). Also there is the complication (84 300D) of taking apart the engine mounts to get the old hoses out and the new ones in. It just seemed easier and safer to only replace the rubber hose. I did the job without moveing the power steering pump out of the way and it was not too much trouble with the tools that I had. Later when I removed my vaccum pump and moved the powersteering pump out of the way I realized that this would be the way to go if I ever did it again as there was a lot of room to grind off the crimped collars with the pump moved out of the way.
Best wishes.