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Old 06-26-2012, 06:33 PM
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Anybody got a tip to get the line off of it? I have tried everything I know and can not get it to turn.
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I just used a crescent wrench on mine (4.6L)
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Originally Posted by Venomized
I just used a crescent wrench on mine (4.6L)
I tried and started to round the threads so I put a small pipe wrench on it and got it to barely move one way and can't get it to move anymore. Do you remember if you went up or down with yours?
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1 1/16 wrench counterclockwise.
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Originally Posted by Embecee
1 1/16 wrench counterclockwise.
Alright. I'll try that when I get home.
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Dude this has got to be the most frustrating thing that I ever did to my truck. 1 1/16ths wrench after losts of PB Blaster is what I used it too me 4 hours of soaking and using compressed air to force the PB up into the threads. I also had the bolts break that go to the throttle body so that too was fun. I ended up buying a new throttle body and all new hardware. Also I got a new EGR tube. When you put it back together get some good anti-seize and some high temp grease mix it together and apply it very liberally to all the hardware. You might also look at removing the tube from the stock manifold it might make it easier on ya.
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Originally Posted by 1997F150XLT
Dude this has got to be the most frustrating thing that I ever did to my truck. 1 1/16ths wrench after losts of PB Blaster is what I used it too me 4 hours of soaking and using compressed air to force the PB up into the threads. I also had the bolts break that go to the throttle body so that too was fun. I ended up buying a new throttle body and all new hardware. Also I got a new EGR tube. When you put it back together get some good anti-seize and some high temp grease mix it together and apply it very liberally to all the hardware. You might also look at removing the tube from the stock manifold it might make it easier on ya.
Alright I had a new tube and manifold put on right after I got it hoping that'd fix the problem but I didn't.



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