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On the truck I'm parting out, the hard fuel lines (injector lines) are pretty much shot. At the injector end they are not bad but at the hydraulic head most of the rubber boots are either split or off, and the bolts are rusty and so are the lines. When I try to turn them with a line wrench the wrench is slipping. So I'm thinking in order to get a box-end wrench on there I'll just cut the lines--they are trash anyway.
I don't have bolt cutters and hand snips aren't gonna cut through those!
If I use a power tool, such as a cutting wheel on a grinder or just a reciprocating saw, do I risk little metal shavings going inside the lines into the hydraulic head and ruining it?
Just not sure what that end of the line looks like and if this is a potential risk.
On the truck I'm parting out, the hard fuel lines (injector lines) are pretty much shot. At the injector end they are not bad but at the hydraulic head most of the rubber boots are either split or off, and the bolts are rusty and so are the lines. When I try to turn them with a line wrench the wrench is slipping. So I'm thinking in order to get a box-end wrench on there I'll just cut the lines--they are trash anyway.
I don't have bolt cutters and hand snips aren't gonna cut through those!
If I use a power tool, such as a cutting wheel on a grinder or just a reciprocating saw, do I risk little metal shavings going inside the lines into the hydraulic head and ruining it?
Just not sure what that end of the line looks like and if this is a potential risk.
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