@hinglemccringleberry I don't see why your factory lines would be any different than the rest of ours. Mine had a couple of hard line and molded soft line 90 degree turns in the factory lines already. All the replacement does is remove those factory 90 degree turns and quick clips with a new flexible hose that gently curves from between the hard line to the transcooler then back out from the radiator side to the other hard line. By doing it this way, you are going back to the old school way factory transcooler lines were made in the 60's, 70's, 80', 90' and even 2000's. Zero rocket science involved; you are just replacing a recent factory design that was engineered for speed on the production line, NOT because it was better for our trucks.

(Any transmission shop connected to the internet knows this is an ongoing problem. I think that transmission shop doesn't want people to do this to the #1 sold truck in America because then they would see a drop in transmission replacements which would eat into their profits. JMO)

 

Thanks for the photos and info. I think they were in too big a hurry to realize that the hose will have a very broad curve, not a literal 90 degree sharp turn. I will discuss this with them.

But your other comments about this shop are incorrect.
They're not "playing dumb" so they can get F150 owners with fubared transmissions into the shop to generate more business. Trust me, they are busy enough without having to participate in such a ridiculous conspiracy. The issue is just now starting to pop up on decade old trucks in the salt belt across the continent from us, so it's not strange that they hadn't heard about it. Obviously anyone can search the net to learn about this problem. My point was that no F150 in central CA has experienced the failure yet, or not enough for them to be made aware of it by customers. This is the same shop who charged me a very honest price to do the pan drop-n-fill, unlike the guys down the street from them who quoted me $200 more to do the same job.

 

Almost looks to me in this picture there has been a bit of vibration happening look at the shiny metal under the retainer for the connection. Even the pipe looks a bit worn at the bolted line clamp.
Never noticed that on others pictures that have said the line just snapped off at the coupler.

 

Can someone who's done this, show their lower line curves please?

 

CA? And you have a regular truck? Are you in fear for your life?

 

@[F2C]MaDMaXX kind of a hard picture to take for some reason. This is the best shot I could get, then extrapolate it coming out the air deflector with the other picture.

 

It's common for that style line to go bad with age. I had to replace a similar style line on my Silverado.

 

So i have a question, the clamp on the bottom of the rad, can it be resued to hold the rubber line in place?




btw, thanks for the detailed writeup, the other thread was good but more detail is always a plus

 

Sorry Morris, I thinking about something else. I reused the factory radiator clamps

I don't see why it couldn't be re-used. Where the metal line rested into the clamp might have to be readjusted to fit the diameter of the rubber hose. The only thing might be the rubber hose rubbing against the metal over time?

 

I reused mine, seemed plenty strong, but those clamps could wear out. The power steering ones can't be reused.
if you are concerned add a second clamp.