Heater hose fitting removal

[Fish Tale]

I was getting ready to remove the triangle alternator bracket when I noticed that one of the bolts requires the heater hose fitting to be removed first.  Is there a trick to removing these without damaging the fitting?

[brads70]

I used a piece of flat bar and an adjustable wrench. Member on here "Johnscudashop" makes tools for this if you want?

[jimynick]

You might get it out doing what Brad suggested and you might need to use a pipe wrench. The trick is to keep the pipe wrench application up where the marks will be covered by the hose and make sure you find a rod the same size as the interior of that fitting and put it inside before trying to crank it out or you'll collapse it. Good luck   

[Chryco Psycho]

Heat / wax / penetrating oil are a good place to start not hard to get a new fitting but you need to get the old one out so pipe wrench or ...

[brasil]

Tack weld a nut on top of the fitting....so you can use a good wrench...and as chryco wrote   the heat will help to loosen the fitting also...


Greetings Juergen

[cudabob496]

ya, a little propane flame on the alum housing around the fitting.

[SirRalliart]

Multiple applications of PB Blaster worked for me.

[YellowThumper]

Penetrating oil and definately a plug of something that fits the inside diameter to keep it from collapsing when it is being wrenched on.

[HP_Cuda]

Definitely a creeping oil like Kroil for some time and then if still subborn some heat.

I have to go to town on the last set and I luckly got it all out even after I crushed the cr*p out of them.

[dakota]

I have a stock manifold that had the heater nipple frozen solid - couldn't budge it with oil or heat or pipe wrench.  I ended up buying the removal tools from John's Cuda Shop.   They worked great.

[Strawdawg]

I would say it looks like time for a new fitting anyway

[cudabob496]

dry ice around the fitting?

[PlumCrazyRTSE]

If you have some large bolts that will fit inside that will keep your pipe wrench from crushing them.

[Fish Tale]

Thanks all.  I was able to remove it with a piece of flat bar and a mallet.  It's probably time for a new fitting with all the corrosion but at least I was able to remove it without damage.

[brads70]

   glad it worked out for you!