I saw a slight dribble of antifreeze coming from one of the 16 year old T pipes. I searched what all you kind mudders had to say about replacing them, like yesterday, or you could be stranded. I immediatley got in touch with Onur Azeri, "Beno", at Land Cruiser Parts and Consulting. In three days I had the pipes I needed and a very good price.
Today I put them on in about 45 minutes. I'm sure all of this has been discussed but I wanted to add a couple of things I learned rather than only ask questions.
The pipes are very brittle so take it easy trying to get to the clamps. As you can see they broke and left pieces in the hose. Due to the angle of channel locks, they seem to work better if the clamp ears are straight down from factory. I used needle nose pliers to get most of it out. I then cranked LX for about 3 seconds to allow water to flush other pieces I missed.
When taking off the back T, it is easier to unclamp the bottom hose first then the right hose. Then you can lift it up to access the left hose clamp. Otherwise, it is nearly impossible to get the left clamp.
The back hose doesn't get as hot so it was not brittle at all but certainly needs replacing while there. And don't forget to leave the clamp ears up in a more accessible position for the future.
The hardest part of this job was retrieving the pliers from the top of the skid plate.
Thanks to mudders for letting me know how important it was to replace these T pipes. My wife could have easily been stranded somewhere due to these brittle dudes.
Today I put them on in about 45 minutes. I'm sure all of this has been discussed but I wanted to add a couple of things I learned rather than only ask questions.
The pipes are very brittle so take it easy trying to get to the clamps. As you can see they broke and left pieces in the hose. Due to the angle of channel locks, they seem to work better if the clamp ears are straight down from factory. I used needle nose pliers to get most of it out. I then cranked LX for about 3 seconds to allow water to flush other pieces I missed.
When taking off the back T, it is easier to unclamp the bottom hose first then the right hose. Then you can lift it up to access the left hose clamp. Otherwise, it is nearly impossible to get the left clamp.
The back hose doesn't get as hot so it was not brittle at all but certainly needs replacing while there. And don't forget to leave the clamp ears up in a more accessible position for the future.
The hardest part of this job was retrieving the pliers from the top of the skid plate.
Thanks to mudders for letting me know how important it was to replace these T pipes. My wife could have easily been stranded somewhere due to these brittle dudes.
