i was working on the front end of my truck this weekend and noticed that lines were pulled extremly tight going to the tranny cooler. they were so tight that it is kinda kinked, also the hose has cracked and even sliding off the line.

i just recommend to anyone that has a body lift and the tranny cooler to check the lines and get them replaced with longer ones.

 

that sucks!! glad you caught it before any real damage happened to your truck/trans!

 

Good post! I haven't seen too much on this subject and it could be VERY important.

 

ya his hoses are really pinched....

 

Glad you caught it man, could cause major or further damage.

And as far as the comment from the other Zach, that could be taken wrong on so many levels.

 

hmm im glad ir ead this post.. cuz im ordering my BL friday..and when i go to install it..ill have to remeber that

 

ill have to check mine.

good call zach

 

ya i just didnt want anyone to mess up there tranny.

i already bought the lines a few weeks back just been lazy to do it,(bad call on my part)

 

before i even thought of a body lift, i replaces all hard lines with hose...i saw it as a major concern seeing all those solid lines hanging down way low


those of you who know about my couch confrontation know why i may have done this..

 

Ya i went under my truck today to look for these lines and i dont no what im lookig for..lol

PIX anyone?

 

Evan I will be working on my truck tomarrow if you want to stop by I can show you what you need to do

 

get pics cuz im plannin a lift..and dont want to run in that problem and if i can avoid it then i will

 

boys its in the front, on the passanger side, the lines run just under the radiator and then change to hose, the hose then goes to the cooler. the hose is short. the cooler is infront of your radiator and behind the tow hook if not above it alittle. im fixing mine tomorrow.

 

Mine wern't too bad, but one trip to tellico both hardlines got bent upwards 30* so they arn't tight anymore!

 

ya... that would fix it. lol

 

I would have thought PA would have thought about this and given some sort of fix in the kit or some sort of extra kit you could buy like the manual shift extender you buy seperate. I would call PA and ask if they have anything or at the very least make them aware of the problem.

I have a stick shift so of course I didn't have this problem. edit: winks also has a stick shift, I will keep an eye on this if I do a lift with and auto tranny.

 

now what kind of lines do you replace it with...just normal hose like you would use for gas lines, brake lights...whats the deal??

 

Ya high pressure lines, and screw clamps.

 

Mine are fine........


Thanks for making the call though zach.

 

well i mine werent pinched or close to it but when i had ford warrenty the tranny they put some filters on the lines and extended the one.. i will have pics when i get home from work

 

mine are fixed now... much better :)

 

this is how ford fixed mine but then again i like how zach fixed his i might have to do mine that way too

 

Ya i forgot i have a dad who can tell me what anything is...lol

he showed me what they were and they are fine.

One is a little tight, but nothing to be major concerned about.

 

not that they get tight all that much..even if you think that yers are fne and what not..

those dam hardlines are waaaay to vaulnerably hang'n down and can get ripped off or bend very easy offroading

just my .02 expirience