broken brake line help
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use extreme caution when applying these chemicals to your brake system.
Mineral oil based lubricants will destroy your EPDM seals in the master cylinder and the ABS, if they get into the brake fluid.
I would recommend that as soon as the fitting breaks loose (I mean a 1/4 turn max) you should carefully rinse the area with rubbing alcohol to remove all oil.
Mineral oil based lubricants will destroy your EPDM seals in the master cylinder and the ABS, if they get into the brake fluid.
I would recommend that as soon as the fitting breaks loose (I mean a 1/4 turn max) you should carefully rinse the area with rubbing alcohol to remove all oil.
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Try cutting the line nearly flush if you can get a socket on it. That should give you a lot more leverage. Once on, you can tap the wrench with a hammer to try and break it loose. Once broken loose, rock the nut back and forth a few times to remove it. By using a 6-point socket, there is minimal risk of rounding the nut.
You can get a piece of brake line and bend it yourself.
You can get a piece of brake line and bend it yourself.
Yeah, that's a good idea but unfortunately, to get at this bolt with a socket, I need to remove another bolt in it's way which is also stuck! So I'm trying and willing to remove either one.
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use extreme caution when applying these chemicals to your brake system.
Mineral oil based lubricants will destroy your EPDM seals in the master cylinder and the ABS, if they get into the brake fluid.
I would recommend that as soon as the fitting breaks loose (I mean a 1/4 turn max) you should carefully rinse the area with rubbing alcohol to remove all oil.
Mineral oil based lubricants will destroy your EPDM seals in the master cylinder and the ABS, if they get into the brake fluid.
I would recommend that as soon as the fitting breaks loose (I mean a 1/4 turn max) you should carefully rinse the area with rubbing alcohol to remove all oil.
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Try cutting the line nearly flush if you can get a socket on it. That should give you a lot more leverage. Once on, you can tap the wrench with a hammer to try and break it loose. Once broken loose, rock the nut back and forth a few times to remove it. By using a 6-point socket, there is minimal risk of rounding the nut.
You can get a piece of brake line and bend it yourself.
You can get a piece of brake line and bend it yourself.
Now that that bolts out, I still can't remove the brake line bolt that went into the bolt I was able to remove. I heated it up orange by hand and it won't come undone. Not that it matters now but never would have gotten those 2 apart!
thanks again to you and everyone else for sharing their ideas.