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Yesterday I spent most of the day pulling the big bracket system that holds the fan motor and OHLA (there is a little stainless cover plate that holds the bracket from sliding out if unbolted).
I replaced the seals in the OHLA as one of them were installed sideways and leaking.
I discovered a great way to seal off the hydraulic hoses to keep them from hemorrhaging fluid - use one of the heavy rubber gloves (mine come from Harbor Freight) and either put the whole glove on the hose or cut off a finger of the glove and carefully wrap it around the hose end. Then put a zip tie ABOVE the fitting on the hose to seal it off nicely. I literally lost about a cup of oil into my oil bucket! Of course this was after the fluid had drained down past the LOW level on the ATF fluid reservoir so YMMV...
My wife assisted me in starting the engine and testing the OHLA for leaks - NO leaks! :-)
I cleaned the engine bay all the way back to the rear fire wall (that was a LOT of fun and now I’m aching all over!) and reinstalled the OLHA - I used a ratchet strap and heavy plastic zip ties to hold up the motor while placing the bracket back under it. In retrospect a small X-style scissor jack would have been the perfect implement of destruction for this operation, but alas... So once I had everything
I tried like 3 times during the week to make an order with Gulf Controls and still need to call back and confirm with a shipping address! It’s my fault though because I had meeting after meeting during the week. I will re-order 2 sets so 1) I have a spare if it leaks again 2) to replace the set that Tom so graciously loaned me - I may just leave both sets so Tom will be able to find them for me if needed! My garage is a mess and I would lose them for sure...