by HawkTown28 » Tue May 26, 2015 10:58 pm
I had noticed my transmission was not shifting quite right at certain times(it would kinda like slip as I got back on the gas after turning into a neighborhood), and I was about to go upnorth so I checked the trans fluid level. It was low, so I filled it up, it took a little less than 2 quarts, and then I did a little inspection, and found that the cooler line had corroded near the power steering pump and had sprung a leak. So I cut the corroded section out and replaced it with rubber trans cooler hose and 2 clamps on each end. Everything seemed good to go, so I drove upnorth, towing my boat(only about 2000 pounds), and it made it up no problem and survived the entire time upnorth offroading and what not no problem. then on my way home(about 150 miles into the trip), I started seeing like steam in my rearview mirror. So I got off the freeway and found a gas station. the entire passenger side of my TB and boat were coated in fluid. Come to find out the rubber hose I installed split right open, almost like it was sliced with a razor blade. the hole was about an inch long. I was able to cut the hose shorter and reinstall it, and the gas station luckily had the proper trans fluid, and it took about 2 quarts again to fill it back up. After I fixed it, it made it another 100 miles home no problems. So my question is why would the rubber trans line split like this if it's designed to be a trans line. It was not rubbing on anything where it split. Or is this not a recommended way to fix a leaking cooler line? And should I try buying an entire new factory metal line and replace the entire thing? I ended up buying trans cooler line from a different store and replaced the original rubber line I put in, but both hoses look like they're the same, so I'm afraid this new hose will just split again. Also where the cooler line enters both the transmission and the radiator seem to be very loose, but they are not leaking at all at those points, is this normal? I don't think I need to be afraid of transmission damage, I think I caught it quick enough, since it was only 2 quarts low, but I could be wrong?
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