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Thx for the advice, everyone, I reapply appreciate all of it. The RA line is for non-rear AC. Seems all the available lines are. The shop guy was from the very first not at all optimistic regarding getting this line. A very unfortunate event, this. This photo is from TrailVoy when an owner...

Yeah, all this. And I understand wrt your box end advice. Gonna have a go tomorrow. I must say the tube itself is rather soft. And space is short.

Two open end. Did try ratchet on top but the handles were too far apart to control the bottom open end with any decent stability. Been applying penetrant every few hours for a few days now. The way that pipe wants to twist I’m not sure I can control an impact sufficiently. A second-hand line...

Thanks for the advice and RockAuto link, mrrsm. It’s a bolt-on port. I’m thinking it got attached very tightly at the factory. Also OEM rubber ball valve. Replacement will be schrader. And into the bargain, rear AC get a more involved evap tube (grainy schematic item #9). The RockAuto...

Thanks for the welcome, mrrsm. This port is truly torqued. Or some sort of thread to thread interference fit. Edit: I did two open-end wrenches indexed together so I could squeeze them together cww and I could not get it to move, but the tube really wants to flex at that point. 2nd edit: I...

Hey there everyone. I’m a longtime lurker and first time poster. I’ve made many repairs with advice from this site. So, the high side ball-valve port failed, and it is not coming loose. I’ve tried all methods (no heat), but the line itself won’t withstand the force needed to break the port...