maddzz1 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I put some new connectors(the ones on the side of the tranny) on to replace my tranny lines. The quick connect will not hold the line in; if i pull it pops right out. I think it is the correct connector with the wrong quick connect. Can i get the correct quick connect and put it in this connector? or will it leak? or should I rebuild the old connector? Also, it appears that after charging $35 for a tranny line they don't even put the quick connect in the end of it :fs1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 A pic would help Jim. I replaced the supply and return lines (got em from NAPA) awhile back and had no problems. The quick connectors worked fine. I did not replace the actual short connector tubes that screw into the tranny though, is this what you are referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Where did you get the connectors at Jim? Most dealerships still stock those connectors if you did not get them at a dealership. I have sold plenty of them - never had anyone have any trouble with them. The internals are not replaceable on that type of quick connector, so if yours is not holding the line in, it is defective and should be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Hmmmmm, that's funny Taz. I picked up a couple of rebuild kits from the dealer and did replace the internals on one of the connectors - worked fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddzz1 Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 A pic would help Jim. I replaced the supply and return lines (got em from NAPA) awhile back and had no problems. The quick connectors worked fine. I did not replace the actual short connector tubes that screw into the tranny though, is this what you are referring to? Yes, the connector tubes that screw into the tranny. I couldnt get the quick-connects to disconnect so I got new connector tubes. After they wouldnt hold the line in I used a screwdriver to get the old ones apart so I could compare the old q-connect with the new one. It started pouring rain on me so I didnt get to compare yet, but if I remember right the new q-connect seemed longer than the original. The tab that locks the tranny line in also seemed longer; I think thats why it won't catch. I got them from rockauto (didnt think of the dealer). Taz, they seem to be rebuildable. The q-connect just slipped right out. In the end of the soft hose there are 4 metal tabs. Those arent the q-connect right? I figured they are the tabs that hold the q-connect in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 The ones I am familiar with are a brass connector, about 2 inches long that thread in to the side of the tranny. The other end, where the steel line goes in, has quick disconnect that is built in to the housing that I have never seen any way to rebuild, nor have I ever seen a kit for. I have seen kits for many other quick connectors, but the ones for the tranny lines are very different than most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 In the end of the soft hose there are 4 metal tabs. Those arent the q-connect right? I figured they are the tabs that hold the q-connect in? Now I'm confused... :hmm: If you are working on the tranny end, it should be a hard steel line that plugs in to the quick connector that is screwed in to the tranny. That is the way all the ones I have seen worked anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddzz1 Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 The ones I am familiar with are a brass connector, about 2 inches long that thread in to the side of the tranny. The other end, where the steel line goes in, has quick disconnect that is built in to the housing that I have never seen any way to rebuild, nor have I ever seen a kit for. I have seen kits for many other quick connectors, but the ones for the tranny lines are very different than most. Brent, the q-connect just slipped out of the old one and there seems to be a tab in the connector to hold them in. I will let everyone know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddzz1 Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 In the end of the soft hose there are 4 metal tabs. Those arent the q-connect right? I figured they are the tabs that hold the q-connect in? Now I'm confused... :hmm: If you are working on the tranny end, it should be a hard steel line that plugs in to the quick connector that is screwed in to the tranny. That is the way all the ones I have seen worked anyway. Sorry, I am all over the place. In that part I was talking about the end at the radiator where the soft end of the line is. I had to go to work, so I will take some pice tomorrow for reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Must be a different style than I have seen before. The ones that I know of have all metal internals that you cannot take out without destroying...and they don't just slip out by any means. I just went on to my Chrysler parts look-up and found the repair kits & new "unions" (as they call them), and they are definitely not what I am used to seeing. Good to know that they make them serviceable now :smart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 In the end of the soft hose there are 4 metal tabs. Those arent the q-connect right? I figured they are the tabs that hold the q-connect in? Now I'm confused... :hmm: If you are working on the tranny end, it should be a hard steel line that plugs in to the quick connector that is screwed in to the tranny. That is the way all the ones I have seen worked anyway. Sorry, I am all over the place. In that part I was talking about the end at the radiator where the soft end of the line is. I had to go to work, so I will take some pice tomorrow for reference. OK...in that case, yes, that is the quick connect in the end of the rubber line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Jim; You are using the collar that slips around the steel line to disco the quick-disconnects, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddzz1 Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 Yeah,Don. You probally don't remember but a while back I was replacing the rad in the MJ and didnt know how to get the line off and you informed of them. I got the cheap plastic one and broke 2 of them yesterday trying to get them to disconnect the tranny line. Excuse to upgrade to the metal ones. :smart: I will find that thread it has a pic that may help w/ one of my questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddzz1 Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 So Brent, in the pic that Don has the yellow circle in, I don't need to put a plastic q-connect in there; the 4 metal tabs are it? viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8701 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 You need to put the plastic piece like below on the hard line otherwise the 4 metal tabs in the quick-connector have nothing to latch on to. Image Not Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddzz1 Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 You need to put the plastic piece like below on the hard line otherwise the 4 metal tabs in the quick-connector have nothing to latch on to. Image Not Found Thats what I thought. That is what the ones in the connector tube at the tranny end look like too. Do you know the part #? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 83504447 at the dealer Jim. But if I remember correctly I got them at NAPA when I purchased my new tranny cooler lines. EDIT: Here's some on Ebay too HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddzz1 Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 here's the pics of the old and new line; you can see that the old line doesnt have the tabs that the new line does. thats why i thought i didnt need to put the plastic quick connect piece in. What do you think: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 You will need the plastic pieces w. the new tranny lines for sure. Maybe on the old line they just rotted away, yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddzz1 Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 Wow don your fast. The q-connects in the new tube connectors at the tranny end are the right size. They are just alot flimsier/cheaper than the original ones. the ones i bought to day at autozone are also very cheap and fit very loose. I think i will try the old ones in the new tubes and the new ones at the rad end. if any leak i will go to the dealer for oem parts. thanks for all the help. happy easter :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddzz1 Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 Just for reference, the metal tabs are actually a type of disconnect; so you don't need to use the plastic qiuck-connect piece in th ends near the radiator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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