So now you want to know the "Trick"! After disconnecting both ends stick a cork or some kind of plug into the end that went to the condensor. Now carefully move the whole hose backwards towards the rear of the car. The curved metal end will get caught between the body and the frame. You need to bend the flange of the frame down to get enough room to slide the hose through with the metal end sticking down. You can use a large adjustable wrench to bend the flange. Reinstall the new hose the way you get the old one out and then bend the flange back. You can spray paint the frame and no one will every know you bent it! Make sure to keep the ends of the hose sealed until just before you connect it so you keep any dirt out of the hose. Use new seals and coat them liberally with refrigerent oil. Put some refrigerent oil on the threads too. The fittings should go all the way up easily to hand-tight. Finish with wrenches. Be very careful not to cross-thread. It is easy to do and you will ruin the fittings. By drawing the fitings up hand-tight you will know quickly if it is crossed. Do not force anything together. If it does not go together easily take it apart and try again. Again I stress that you MUST "hold back" so you don't twist the fitting off the condensor core. BTW whenever you take an A/C connection apart you should immediatly cap BOTH ends to keep moisture and dirt out. I say to put a cork into the end of the hose so you don't drip refrigerent oil all over the place. Go ahead, ask me how I know. Same trick (the cork) works when you do the clutch line. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Videobob Moseley" <videobob@xxxx> wrote: > So what is the "trick" to getting the hoses out and in again? > - To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/