jasonstang
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Looks like the nipple is definitely long enough to leave a gap so I guess it's not gonna likely to be pushed all the way onto the nipple.
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I nudged mine up a little bit to look like 2nd picture, wasn't leaking or anything, didn't wanna move up too much either so I just pushed it a tiny bit and left it alone. It did look like the first picture though before I did that.
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Yeah, the inner rubber seal (that came loose on mine) has about 1/4" of area to move. It by itself isn't coming off over the nipple. It took a good bit of effort for be to get it off in order to place it back inside of the hose/line. As it slides in, you can feel the barbs/edges engage in the grooves. I'm not concerned about it coming loose now, but I am pretty sure had I not checked this it would have come completely loose before too long.
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By the look of it too even if you push it in, it will back itself out until the inner plastic hits the end of the nipple. There is nothing to hold it in place.
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Correct. So long as it doesn't separate, there really is no big concern that I see. I'll still be using a small zip tie most likely to try an ensure they don't separate again.
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jasonstang
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They probably should have use a more common rubber hose with clamps.
Or at least make the hose longer so it's not being tugged down at such an angle maybe some kind of plastic clips to hold the hose in place.
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So after seeing what the reservoir nipple and inner rubber seal looks like in Post #13, I could see that my clutch fluid tube wasn't pushed on all the way. As determined by the photo in Post #13, when the tube is not pushed on all the way, the nipple flange end of the tube's inner rubber seal is not all the way over the end of the nipple. See photos of my car before and after attached below.
I tried pushing on the tube last night, but apparently not hard enough. When you push on the tube, put your other hand on the opposite side of the brake fluid reservoir to counter act the force on the tube so you don't put too much side load onto the brake fluid reservoir.
I tried pushing on the tube last night, but apparently not hard enough. When you push on the tube, put your other hand on the opposite side of the brake fluid reservoir to counter act the force on the tube so you don't put too much side load onto the brake fluid reservoir.
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I checked mine this morning and there was some gummyness around there. The hose looked like it was on its last leg though as it was crooked and looked as if it was about to pop off. Mine isnt even traxked or run hard. Just a daily with ~5000 miles per year.
Ill post pics in a bit.
Ill post pics in a bit.
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I also reshaped the hard plastic tube a little bit in place to make the end sit more straight with the center line of the nipple.
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2017 GTPP with 5000 miles and mine looked like the first pic in the OP. Didn't appear to be leaking. My reservoir is full and I've had no shifting/clutch issues.
I pushed on the curved part of the hose with one hand while pushing on the connector itself with the other hand and seated it better.
I pushed on the curved part of the hose with one hand while pushing on the connector itself with the other hand and seated it better.
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It appears that every S550 has this issue... as long as it's not leaking I wouldn't mess with it. Could make things worse if you screw it up.
Does ford have a recall notice or anything in regards to this? I'd rather let the dealership mess with it so that if they screw anything up, they can fix it.
Does ford have a recall notice or anything in regards to this? I'd rather let the dealership mess with it so that if they screw anything up, they can fix it.
ponie1992
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This line should definitely be longer. Mine is the same way. This is just piss poor. Ford couldn't provide a longer line so there's no undue stress on it?
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If there's excess stress on the line from being pushed further onto the nipple, wouldn't it cause extra wear and eventually ruin the hose/remove the fitting from the nipple? That's my fear... I don't want to make things worse and end up with a headache.
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Yes, I'm going to an auto res. and separate one for the clutch with real hose. This thing is stupid.
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