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Female tube nuts for trans cooler lines- Hen’s Teeth! #2573832
11/04/18 12:36 PM
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Dang why is it so hard to find the nuts that go on the trans cooler lines before you flare them?!

All the brake and fuel lines I ever made were male line nuts. I ended up buying some male 1/8” npt to female 5/16” 45° flare fittings to replace the male/male fittings that have been in my transmission since the 70s.

The only ones I even found for sale were from inline tube and came on a ‘repair’ part- basically a stub with a bubble flare to act as a hosebarb.

Does anybody know where to get these female nuts? I struck out on amazon and mcmaster carr...

I’d kinda rather leave the stock nuts undisturbed in my trans case if possible.

Re: Female tube nuts for trans cooler lines- Hen’s Teeth! [Re: radar] #2573836
11/04/18 12:46 PM
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My ace hardware sold them. They do not look stock but worked fine.

A quick google of Flare nut fittings will render both male and female but none of the female look like the stock "Square Back" fittings.


Re: Female tube nuts for trans cooler lines- Hen’s Teeth! [Re: radar] #2573842
11/04/18 01:00 PM
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Home Depot & Lowes both sell flare nuts in the plumbing sections.

Re: Female tube nuts for trans cooler lines- Hen’s Teeth! [Re: radar] #2573858
11/04/18 01:28 PM
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Re: Female tube nuts for trans cooler lines- Hen’s Teeth! [Re: radar] #2573962
11/04/18 05:06 PM
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