On a sunday morning...

Had the truck in the shop last night, Let my buddy pull it out the door , and as soon as he started it the oil was hitting the ground... A close inspection found the fitting that holds the hot line from the tranny to the heat exchanger had failed, odd , since i just got a new tranny 3 weeks ago , i thought it would have been replaced.

So where can i get one of these suckers asap? (if i have to replace that whole line than i will , i just want my truck fixed )





Hows this for an ugly mug shot...

 

Some auto parts stores have them. NAPA does.

 

Just cut the quick connect off? Use hose clamp?

 

That won't work Geico , it is a metal line going into a metal fitting , this just holds the 2 of them together.

I am going to try canadian tire this afternoon , they are open on sunday.

If i can't find one today i will first visit the tranny shop where the tranny was done, i figure he owes it to me to make it right (never mind all the oil on my parents gravel driveway...) Then i will try Napa , and carquest.

 

The plastic couplings are a Dodge only item that are no longer available, for good reason-- they don't work.
You have to replace the lines to use the new style metal couplings, don't skimp, replace all of them.
Parts list here http://dodgeram.org/tech/transmissio..._couplings.htm

Or you can replace the lines with 3/8" hydraulic hose.

 

Sorry to say it , but i am just going to do what i have to in order to get this going , i don't have time nor money to go replacing all of these tranny lines right now, i have an 80 mile trip to work tomorrow morning , and i have to be there by 8 am, so getting/ replacing transmission lines is not an option right this red hot second, i need a quicker fix.

How do i get a hydraulic hose that will attach to the port on the transmission?

 

careful, those ports are not standard tapered pipe thread. do a search on transmission lines. That looks like me 2 months ago.

 

What are they? i have the fitting out , and it sure looks like pipe thread to me?

 

I've never replaced a line with hydraulic hose to see the threads for myself but seem to recall someone saying they are straight rather than tapered pipe thread.
Just take your old line with all the fittings to a place that makes up hydraulic hose and have them configure it for you.

 

American National Standard Pipe Threads
NPT: National Pipe Taper Thread
A sealant compound or Teflon tape must be used for a leak-free seal.
FPT: female (internal) National Pipe Taper threads
MPT: male (external) National Pipe Taper threads
NPTF: Dryseal American National Standard Taper Pipe Thread
No sealant is needed for a seal.
NPS: American Standard Straight Pipe Thread
Used for mechanical joining -- holding a fitting in place. An O-ring or a metal seal is required.
NPSF: Dryseal American National Standard Straight Pipe Thread

The threads into the transmission are NPSF

if you use NPTF you will either cut a taper or crack the aluminum casting.

 

I'm going to see what i can come up with tomorrow , just to get me going again for now , then fix it right once i have time and $. If i can't find a connector anywhere , i will try to get a hyd line made , and if that is a no go , i guess i'll hit the dealer looking for a line... i'll just be doing the one of them for now , and replace them as i can afford them.

 

hey, looks like you got more fluid on the ground than in the bucket

you line the bucket up where your disconnecting the line and the fluid follows the line down and you have a dual drip

that is one messy job, i know how you feel

 

thats some price list, seems like it might be cheaper to get the nice A/N braided lines from summit, haha

 

Take out the fitting and go to the tranny shop. The new steel fitting are from a chevy I think. They will have little spring steel jaws inside that will bite down on the line when it snaps in. Mine were 15 bucks.. Be sure you take the fittings in. There are two different sizes..

 

stopped by the tranny shop this am , he has come up with a fix for this problem , somehow he sourced some compression fittings that will fit the line on one end , and are the right size straight pipe thread on the other end. I am going to go give it a whirl here in a few minutes, it's darn cold out there today , went from 10 deg yesterday , to -15 today... BRRR.