Replaced my rear heat and ac lines. Deleted the quick connects. Lubed the hose with some transmission fluid and heated the hose with a heat gun to soften the rubber. Once I got it over the hump in the aluminum line it went fine. I looked at the connects with a Barb but they’re still plastic and...
Ring left behind came out in 2 seconds. Time consuming part was using a stone in drill to clean up enough for donuts to seat. Would have been better when I had it out but it wasn’t bad in the truck.
Wow thanks for the replies everyone! Much appreciated. I will use an air chisel to try and hammer it out. The pictures really helped because I thought it slipped into a channel of some sort. I can cave it in on itself and get it out with channel locks or vise grips. Thanks again!
Ok I get how they work now but I’m afraid to try and pull them out. might make more of a mess then just leaving them. Looking at them out of the truck I would have never guessed they were separated.
Hello everyone! I ordered crossover donut gaskets for my 99 suburban. The old gaskets are flat on the bottom and have a wire mesh inside. All the gaskets I look at on line and in the store have a metal ring inside.