temper
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Trying to repair the rear AC in my 2001 Tahoe, and thought I might as well replace the orifice tube in the front while I had the system empty. Big mistake. As I was loosening the fitting, it became hard to turn as I was getting to the last couple of threads. I worked it back and forth, thinking maybe it was rusted a bit and eventually got it loose. Now the threads on the male side of the fitting are stripped pretty bad.
I thought maybe if I could get it past the stripped part it would thread the rest of the way when I went to put it back together, but the threads won't catch. I got a thread repair kit from Autozone, but the fitting is too big so the only thing I could try from that kit was the thread file which was no help.
Any suggestions, aside from just driving with the windows down, before I finally give up on this truck? I should have known this was going to turn into a nightmare. Every job I've done on this thing has.
I thought maybe if I could get it past the stripped part it would thread the rest of the way when I went to put it back together, but the threads won't catch. I got a thread repair kit from Autozone, but the fitting is too big so the only thing I could try from that kit was the thread file which was no help.
Any suggestions, aside from just driving with the windows down, before I finally give up on this truck? I should have known this was going to turn into a nightmare. Every job I've done on this thing has.