i have a leak in my a/c hose in the front compartment, i removed the tire well and see that the hose goes under the car and back to the compressor, the hose itself is rotten and i found a local place that will make me a new one based on the old one. how do i get the hose off ? can i get it off without a lift ? again this is the hose from the front of the car to the rear.
The front compartment hose is part of the undercar line. You have to remove the whole line going back to the engine compartment. I'd be very surprised if a shop could repair the assembly.
I Just read this post. do you mean to say that the aluminum pipe with the rubber line that goes though the front tire well is all 1 piece going back to the rear of the car ?! Some wizard cut the front pipe about 4 inches from the plastic Nut on the drier with a pipe cutter ! Can just this piece of aluminum pipe be replaced ?? :-(
I just happen to be replacing the smaller #8 aluminum line that runs under the car along side the one you are dealing with. Because they both are tied together at the junction block behind the driver it makes things more difficult. It would be easiest to have the aluminum lines out of the car for the service shop to replace the flex hose up front. On my car I can take the lines out separately because I don't use the junction block anymore. Since you have the spare tire bucket out, it should be doable without a lift but I'm not positive about that. I have my car jacked up about 2 feet on the driver's side and supported with wood blocks. You should be able to see that the smaller line to the rear has a connection just over the top of the steering shaft. I would guess that you would disconnect it there and remove the plastic clamp that is just down line towards the rear that holds both lines. Then you would remove the plate that spans the tunnel under the fuel tank. You would need to disconnect the lines from the engine compartment flex lines at the junction block behind the driver and lastly remove the 2 sheet metal clamps that are holding the lines near the front and rear of the fuel tank. That should allow you to at least see if you can wiggle the line set out from under the car and get them to a shop for repair. Maybe start by jacking up the driver's side as far as you can and after blocking it up for safety, have a look and see if all that makes any sense to you.
I Just read this post. do you mean to say that the aluminum pipe with the rubber line that goes though the front tire well is all 1 piece going back to the rear of the car ?! Some wizard cut the front pipe about 4 inches from the plastic Nut on the drier with a pipe cutter ! Can just this piece of aluminum pipe be replaced ?? :-(
Yep. Stupid design, huh?
The 84 and 85-88 lines are different, too, need to make sure you get the replacements off the correct car.
you and I are pretty much talking about the same section of pipe (from the drier to the aluminum line under the car ). Looks to me like GM made it All 1 piece. I would think that someone with the "proper crimping tool" could put in a new rubber line for you right IN the Car. On Mine, the aluminum tube "between" the rubber Line and the drier is destroyed. Has anyone GOT the "aluminum Line End" ( plastic nut to the rubber line) from an otherwise bad line set up I can get ?
If your in need of having the rubber line replaced you should send a PM to 2002z28ssconv. He makes custom AC lines. I just sent off my old 2.8 AC line so he can custom make one that will mate to a 3800. I don't know what engine you have in the car but he is currently selling some AC lines for a 2.5.