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Clutch line removal with a problem... Hi all! I have a 2000 Camaro Z28 that I have recently discovered I need to replace the braided clutch line on. Thought it was just the master cylinder but no such luck. Anyway so I have the disconnect tool to remove the line and I get ready to pull it out aaaand....turns out the stupid clip that you push in to remove the line is broken. On top of all of this it has long tube headers on it so it makes getting to it very difficult. I've tried using flat had screwdrivers, long reach needle nose pliers, everything I can think of. Can anyone out there please give me any tips at all for getting this thing out?? I really don't want to have to remove the headers but at this point I'll do about anything! Thanks!!
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I've read those but have yet to find one with a broken clip that will not press in because it's broken. That is the main thing I am having trouble with. If the clip were not broken I wouldn't be having this issue.
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Ok well how do you propose to get the clip, not the sleeve, on the line? I've gotten several new clips and they snap in the same way trying to get it on the line. I don't know if the guy who I bought it from put some sort of aftermarket line on it or what but the end flares up in a way that the new clip can't be slipped onto it. When you try to pull the clip slightly open to place it over the end, it's too wide and breaks. Probably what happened to the clip that's on it currently. Therefore why I asked about an alternative way to remove it with the existing clip or without use of said clip. If anyone knows a trick of something else to use.
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Post a picture of exactly what you are referring to as "the clip" because on the OEM line there are no "clips". It's a simple quick disconnect with a plastic sleeve that is used to release the mechanism
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upload the picture to any of the usual image hosting sites and use those.
This one is free and easy
https://postimages.org/
This one is free and easy
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I don't know why it keeps saying it had to be checked by the moderator so I'm going to try posting a link. I'm our system at work it comes up as a clutch line disconnect clip. But the fitting on mine is different. It has a lip on the end that is so wide that even by trying to pull the clip open to slip it over the end, it breaks. I guess maybe it is an aftermarket line or something because when I look at the lines we can order none of them have a lip like that.
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On that picture above, the plastic sleeve looks broken, or at least different to an LS/T56
This is the correct sleeve you press inwards to release the quick disconnect.
http://monsterclutches.com/1998-2002...aulic-retainer
This is the correct sleeve you press inwards to release the quick disconnect.
http://monsterclutches.com/1998-2002...aulic-retainer
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Yeah that's it. I've gotten several of them and every time I try to put a new one on to get the line out, it breaks. Maybe I'm not putting it on correctly but I've tried different ways to get them on and they always break. But then again if it is an aftermarket line that's on it maybe the sleeve is a different size. It's really got me at a loss.
Yeah that's it. I've gotten several of them and every time I try to put a new one on to get the line out, it breaks. Maybe I'm not putting it on correctly but I've tried different ways to get them on and they always break. But then again if it is an aftermarket line that's on it maybe the sleeve is a different size. It's really got me at a loss.
The sleeve would be fitting to the female socket, which is a part of the (stock) slave, so it's going to be a standard thing. Even for an aftermarket Master, that sleeve is going to need to release the fingers on a stock slave.
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Have you seen the sticky on this, along with the video?
The sleeve would be fitting to the female socket, which is a part of the (stock) slave, so it's going to be a standard thing. Even for an aftermarket Master, that sleeve is going to need to release the fingers on a stock slave.
The sleeve would be fitting to the female socket, which is a part of the (stock) slave, so it's going to be a standard thing. Even for an aftermarket Master, that sleeve is going to need to release the fingers on a stock slave.
Did you get the old sleeve out?
What if you take new sleeves and cut them smaller with a dremmel tool? Could you then stack multiple shorter sleeves in there and keep shoving them in?
What if you take new sleeves and cut them smaller with a dremmel tool? Could you then stack multiple shorter sleeves in there and keep shoving them in?
If you do the chopping method for the clips, I'd suggest putting a few pieces of high grade dental floss around each piece that you stuff in there. If, for some reason, you need to pull the cut piece out - maybe you can use the floss as a puller to get it out. (Maybe that won't work, but you may not have much to loose.)
Hi all! I have a 2000 Camaro Z28 that I have recently discovered I need to replace the braided clutch line on. Thought it was just the master cylinder but no such luck. Anyway so I have the disconnect tool to remove the line and I get ready to pull it out aaaand....turns out the stupid clip that you push in to remove the line is broken. On top of all of this it has long tube headers on it so it makes getting to it very difficult. I've tried using flat had screwdrivers, long reach needle nose pliers, everything I can think of. Can anyone out there please give me any tips at all for getting this thing out?? I really don't want to have to remove the headers but at this point I'll do about anything! Thanks!!