TOPGLOCK

2007 F150 5.4. Is there a easier way to remove the vacuum line from the back of the intake then just pulling it? It made pulling the valve cover an absolute nightmare with it there. Now I have to pull it again for a oil leak at the rear of the cover.

EBC-150

Short answer...no. I used a long screw driver and pushed it off. Good on you for getting reattached tho. That's the hard part!

TOPGLOCK

No no. I never pulled the vacuum line to pull the driver VC. I just pushed it out of the way and it still made removing/installing the VC a real PITA. I guess what I'm asking is there a easy way to reach back there to take it off and put it back on without removing the intake manifold? I have to pull the VC again! I'm running on 3hrs of sleep after this phaser/timing job and my first post didn't make sense... Lol

vintageman

There is a way to put it back on from underneath the vehicle, you have to remove a few things in the way. I found a pdf on how to do it somewhere online but no longer have it downloaded, sorry. I am sure that if you crawl underneath with a good light, you will probably be able to see what needs to be removed.
If it were me, and Yes, I have done the phaser job before and also had the oil leak afterwards on the drivers side rear valve cover, I would just disconnect the vacuum tube at the brake booster and move it out of the way instead of taking it off on the intake manifold.
Sucks that you got the leak too, but taking the vc off and putting it back on should only take about an hour tops.
Good luck
Tom

dyeguy1212

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I tried this route, but I couldn't see/find the damn thing. Like it was said above, getting it off is easy, if you can get your hand back there. It's getting it back on that's difficult, because there's a hose clamp holding it on. Impossible to get that hose clamp back on with the manifold in place. Also impossible to attached the hose prior to putting the manifold back in.


I ended up pulling the hose clamp off, and putting the hose back on without it. So far to good

Mod (Ret.)

So why couldn't you just remove this hose from the brake booster side, and move it away? What am I missing?
Or, cut the tube about 5 inches from the intake, and use a brass tube (or plastic connector) to reconnect the two pieces back together?

TOPGLOCK

This air tube even when disconnected from the brake booster and pushed up was still was it the way. This is what I did but I had to really bend the air tube almost to the point of damaging it. The tube is metal and wraps around the VC so you can't cut it. I have to pull the passenger VC off tonight for a leak. I was inquiring about this PITA air tube incase I have to remove the driver side again.

EBC-150

The vacuum line is steel tubing. The hose is just a connector between the intake manifold and the tubing. I personally didn't remove it to remove the valve cover. I did unattach it at the booster and 'bent' it out of the way. My experience with that 'said' PITA connection was from the removal of the manifold.