I, too have the same leaky braided hose. I go through bottles of Dot-4! The clutch goes to the floor about once evey other week, now. I have cut the hose back twice now, and don't have any more slack. I will buy the new rubber hose. Two things still puzzle me..... If this is the is the culprit, where is all the brake fluid? It's not on the garage floor. It's not on, or under the carpet by the master cylinder. And why is the clutch getting air the lines, anyway, if the leak is up above the master cylinder? The hose should still have fluid in it going down to the master. I can't find any other leaks from the master to the slave. Could there also be a leak at the slave going into the bellhousing?