VS trans cooler pipes

[Jasole88]

Hi guys, does anyone know an easy way to remove and replace the cooler lines to the trans, there isn't much room to undo the two pipes out the side I've dropped the trans support hoping it would make more room but hasn't, is there a particuler tool i could use?

 

[woteva]

look for some flare nut spanners. Dont get el-cheapo ones as they will open up with force applied.
https://www.kincrome.com.au/spanner-set-4pc-af-f-nut

 

[Jasole88]

Thanks mate but I've tried I just can't get enough room to get in there even after cutting the pipes...

 

[woteva]

Un-bolt the trans cross-member and lower on a jack to get some more room.

 

[RCAddict84]

those pipes are a royal pain in the arse.... I use these little 1/2 spanners from mogy tool (awesome for LPG conversions too...but i have read some guys using crows feet to get them undone... another way is to buy a cheap spanner, and re weld it to a more usable angle...

but dont worry they have been annoying people for years

 

[Jasole88]

Yeah cheers guys I've got it using offset spanners, do you guys know if it'll matter if I join 10mm to 8mm pipes together? The pipes I replaced going out the trans are 8mm off a vr, and I'm joining them up with the original 10mm pipes from the car will there be an issue of back pressure at all or should they be ok

 

[EYY]

I know you've already got it sorted, but I did it by cutting the end off an open end spanner and welding it to a 3/8 drive socket and used a ratchet with a flexible extension to get them undone. Not always possible though, sometimes they need to be cut unfortunately.

Generally the newer transmissions with the bolt on bellhousing use the 10mm lines, and the older ones with the one piece case use the 8mm lines. The lines bolt up in different places so it's not really easy to make it work.