Replacing the line - assuming the new one is the correct length and has the
correct fitting on both ends - is less difficult than replacing the m/c,
slave and flex, I would have thought.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Saidel <saidel@crab.rutgers.edu>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 3:25 PM
Subject: replacing clutch hydraulic line
> So...the hints from a few of you to remove the clutch slave cylinder
> worked. I bought a stubby 15/16 wrench and that helped immensely. Removed
> the undercoating around the nut with paint thinner and it was just as a
> few said. It came off nice and not neat.
>
> But ... the end of the metal hydraulic line came off with the rubber hose.
> This is a fix of another kind. I found my leak. The line was actually worn
> above the rubber hose threads because I could see the wear at the break
> and the enlargement seems to have welded on to the rubber hose fitting.
>
> Is it difficult for me, a learning sort but getting more frustrated, to
> replace the metal line or is this something I should let a pro do?
>
> Bill
> '76B
>
> "Sacred cows make divine hamburgers."
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