Oil cooler hose/line repair

[bison]

New to wife's truck's oilcooler lines were leaking bad.
Instead of tearing the whole shebang out and make/install new lines i decided to cut the crimp sleeves off the hoses and just put good quallity new hoses on with good quallity clamps.
In order to get to these crimp sleeves that are close to the engine i had to remove the steering "relay rod" or whatever it is called.
To get the tapers unseated that hold the rod to the pitman arm and the idler arm without destroying the dust seals i build this remover tool from a 3/4" grade 8 bolt and some other odds and ends...The remover/puller worked slick as chit.

With that Relay rod out of the way it was easy to cut trough the sleeves with a dremeltool with a 1" cutoff blade,and with two screwdrivers and a pair of pliers the sleeves came off with little difficulty.
I found that the stock hoses are too loose on the hose barbs,..barbs are 5/8" stock hoses were 11/16 inside dia(maybe that's the problem with them allways leaking,...poor fit)..
New hoses went on snug.
I think it'll be just as good as new.total cost for 38" 300 psi hose and 4 hose clamps was just over $20.

 

[NVW]

Good fix Simon.

 

[Turbine Doc]

Love it another example of necessity being mother of invention

 

[ak diesel driver]

I see the new shop is getting some quality 6.5 time. what kind of clamps are those never seen that kind before

 

[bison]

I see the new shop is getting some quality 6.5 time. what kind of clamps are those never seen that kind before

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Yeah i really enjoy that shop Les.
They are called T bolt clamps,they are similair to the turbo to intake hose clamps.They're kinda pricy at $2.25 a piece but they beat these common gear clamps by a country mile.

 

[jrsavoie]

Where did you pick the clamps up at? I've been getting mine through McMaster

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Yeah i really enjoy that shop Les.
They are called T bolt clamps,they are similair to the turbo to intake hose clamps.They're kinda pricy at $2.25 a piece but they beat these common gear clamps by a country mile.

 

[JMJNet]

Great pictures and suggestion.

Wonder the pressure rating for that clamp is?

The oil pressure usually less than 60-70 psi, so it is not terribly high in the scheme of thing.

 

[ak diesel driver]

better pics of clamp please

 

[Burning oil]

I love the new tool idea.
The biggest problem with stock lines is they are made of alluminium. This means over time they deform because of vibration and pressure from the hose riding on the joint. Gauanteed to leak.

 

[bison]

better pics of clamp please

I got it all buttoned up Les..sorry.
Its just a small version of the springloaded clamps on the turbo to intake hose on our 6.5,..without the spring ,and a bolt instead of the treaded rod.

 

[btfarm]

One of These?

 

[bison]

nope

 

[btfarm]

This then.

 

[bison]

There ye go.

 

[jrsavoie]

Sp where did you buy them? Got a link?

 

[bison]

I got the clamps and the hose from my local Hydraulic shop.
Fastenal should have them.

 

[ak diesel driver]

http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-hose-clamps/=jsp1nf

 

[btfarm]

That's the link I had in my post above.

 

[restoguy]

Nice fix!
That's what I did to mine on the cooler side. When the block side started leaking I just plugged the ports until I could afford an aftermarket solution... And now I have an engine build thread going!

 

[jdecker94]

looks like a good fix, i noticed the other day mine are starting to seep some oil out.