Unplug radiator hoses, hard?

[ruoknow]

I am going to repalce the lower radiator support, which was damaged in an accident few monthes ago, since it's move around making some annoying sounds recently.

Is that very hard to unplug the upper and lower radiator hose?
it seems to me that the metal part inside the hose is really long, so it should be very hard to remove.
Do you guys have any trickes doing these?

[CrawlingEye]

just drain the radiator well first, then once it's unclamped, I stick a small flathead inside and pry it off to break the seal it's formed between the metal and rubber and then just start yanking like a mofo. it's not really that hard.

[ruoknow]

Nice to know that!

there is a metal pipe inside the radiator for cooling the automatic transmission fluid, so i need to check the ATF level after repalcing everything, right?

[ekim55121]

yes but you shouldnt loose much

[Mike Gerber]

It's easiest to cut the lower hose lengthwise with a utility knife where it goes over the connection on the radiator. Then simply peel the hose off. Pulling hard on the hose can crack the fitting on the radiator.

Mike

[Tommy]

the transmission cooler lines are the hardest to get off. You have to twist and pull and pry to break the seal on them, it can be a real pain in the ass to get them off.

[terrastrife]

just cut them off and buy new ones... nto expensive.

[ruoknow]

Thanks for your inputs!

Very imformative.