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Originally Posted by Chris W.
Hoses are seemingly simple, but the connection where the flex hose attaches to the hard lines at that small clip always seems to be impossible to remove. And once you mess up the end of that hard line, then you have to change that hard line, which will have a difficult connection further up the line which will get messed up, etc. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Unless you live in Phoenix or someplace in which it never rains or snows! I don't know what shops do to get that connection loose.
Rgds,
Chris W.
ex 95 E300D, 467K
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heat and atf+acetone are your freinds here and a good quality line wrench set - like an allen brand or snap on brand. Or really mean triangle shaped locking pliers.
if the line is rusty and its siezed solid - snip it off - discard it, repair with a section of new brake line where the line is not rusty and flare a union in place. I like to use cunifer brake line as it wont rust off like the original and I dont have to beat up my hands trying to bend it into shape.