cutting and re-fitting

[nocodyi79]

I am finishing the basement and need to make the ceiling framing 'flush' for easy dry-walling, and therefor need to cut an expansion fitting on a 3/4 pex-a, then route those runs through the joist (instead of underneath it) and reconnect. After cutting, I canNOT use that uponor tee again (correct?) and I don't have an expansion tool anyway. The runs I'm re-routing would have enough 'wiggle/stretch' for a new connections, but both ends of the tee won't. Suggestions?

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[TomFOhio]

If you have room to pull both pipes just cut in front of the tee's about two inches and then put couplings in and re-install.