Goal: Devise an ingenious method to remove this radiator nipple, intact!
Reason: It would improve the fan shroud removal DIY steps by eliminating the need to destroy the factory hose clamp.
DETAILS:
- One of the steps in the fan shroud removal process is destroying the factory clamp on the expansion tank overflow hose into the radiator nipple.
- Very often, this brittle nipple breaks off while you're manhandling the factory clamp (due both to age and poor design of the factory nipple)
- Even if the nipple doesn't break off, you now have to place a less-than-optimal clamp on the end of the hose securing it to the nipple
- If you put that clamp on wrong (see cn90 warnings), it will even interfere with the placement of the fan shroud
Caveat:
- Even with a feasible method of nipple removal, an old nipple might still be fragile and break, so always keep a spare on hand.
REQUEST:
- Can one of the brighter folks on this forum devise a method to remove the radiator nipple intact?
Reason: It would improve the fan shroud removal DIY steps by eliminating the need to destroy the factory hose clamp.
DETAILS:
- One of the steps in the fan shroud removal process is destroying the factory clamp on the expansion tank overflow hose into the radiator nipple.
- Very often, this brittle nipple breaks off while you're manhandling the factory clamp (due both to age and poor design of the factory nipple)
- Even if the nipple doesn't break off, you now have to place a less-than-optimal clamp on the end of the hose securing it to the nipple
- If you put that clamp on wrong (see cn90 warnings), it will even interfere with the placement of the fan shroud
Caveat:
- Even with a feasible method of nipple removal, an old nipple might still be fragile and break, so always keep a spare on hand.
REQUEST:
- Can one of the brighter folks on this forum devise a method to remove the radiator nipple intact?