Today's f*****g noob moment…. need help obviously

[livetopedal]

I will chalk this up to a learning moment…..
I am replacing the front shock inserts in my '89 coupe. My SS brakelines are too short to allow the strut to pivot out of the wheel well enough to get the insert out….. No problem, I'll just detach the line where it connects to the hard line and cap that one so I don't lose all the fluid my mechanic just flushed through in April….. you see where this is going right?

After 30 minutes of trying many half-assed fixes for the leaking fluid I am now bled dry. Damn It! I really didn't want to tackle my first flush this year.

Now to the question.. How do I release the proximal end the SS line from the clip that holds it against the body?

Thanks in advance…. with head held down in shame…..
Thom

[AVDCAV]

Your over thinking " just take the line off do the repair and bleed the system
It's not going to take you long .

[Mike80911]

In the future if you put a bar between the drivers seat and brake pedal depressing the pedal the fluid will not leak out.

[livetopedal]

Originally Posted by Mike80911

In the future if you put a bar between the drivers seat and brake pedal depressing the pedal the fluid will not leak out.

Thanks Mike! I read that somewhere else and forgot that simple trick. Clearly I'm still learning...

[JJ 911SC]

[QUOTE=livetopedal;8092641... Clearly I'm still learning...[/QUOTE]

C'est la vie...

Next year you will be laughing about this one

[livetopedal]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

C'est la vie...

Next year you will be laughing about this one

Halfway into my first Rye Manhattan and I'm already laughing…...

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by livetopedal

Halfway into my first Rye Manhattan and I'm already laughing…...

When you run out, have a few cold one...

[DRACO A5OG]

+1 what they wrote, just take a breathe, you will be a DIY pro soon

[john walker's workshop]

take the horseshoe clip off and feed the metal line through the tab and you don't have to disconnect the hose.

[livetopedal]

Originally Posted by john walker's workshop

take the horseshoe clip off and feed the metal line through the tab and you don't have to disconnect the hose.

THAT'S what I needed! Thanks John!

[jjeffries]

Spend $50 on a Motive Power Bleeder...the one with the hand pump on top. One of those "best $$ I ever spent" kinda tools. Turns brake fluid flush/bleeding an easy, satisfying one-man job. John.

[Trog]

^ +1

[john walker's workshop]

i modified my motive bottle to be just a pressure pot. just air, no fluid. drilled a hole up top and installed a steel tire valve. a quick fill from the air compressor beats all the hand pumping.

[Geneman]

walkers that is briliiant ... just brilliant... thanks another great pp tip

[livetopedal]

Originally Posted by john walker's workshop

i modified my motive bottle to be just a pressure pot. just air, no fluid. drilled a hole up top and installed a steel tire valve. a quick fill from the air compressor beats all the hand pumping.

Another pro tip…just awesome! Thanks John, when I get my compressor I will do the same. THIS is what I love about this forum…..a pro takes time to help a newbie. I already took John's advice on another thread I was researching by purchasing a twist socket set for a couple stripped CV bolts…. HIGHLY recommended!

Well, F/R shocks, axle assemblies, many $$$ in tools and I have blown my first year budget… still lots on my short list too.

[boyt911sc]

I stopped using my Motive power bleeder after I made this set-up 15 years ago and comes very handy with the G-50 clutch bleeding job. The red cap mounts on the brake fluid reservoir and the other end is directly connected to the air compressor tank. A needle valve is used to regulate the output to the brake fluid reservoir with the overflow tube plugged.

Tony

[livetopedal]

Originally Posted by boyt911sc

I stopped using my Motive power bleeder after I made this set-up 15 years ago and comes very handy with the G-50 clutch bleeding job. The red cap mounts on the brake fluid reservoir and the other end is directly connected to the air compressor tank. A needle valve is used to regulate the output to the brake fluid reservoir with the overflow tube plugged.

Tony

You should patent that! If I had a compressor I'd ask if I could stop by and borrow it…. Hmmmm, maybe a stop at Grainger on Spring Garden later this week……

Thom

[tharbert]

I looked at Tony's little system, saw the post about no air compressor and thought about my little keg charger. It's a keg CO2 charger that uses little CO2 cartridges: no pumping. I also carry something like this on my bike so as not to have to carry a pump. Just give the trigger a little pull and you get instant pressure. It shouldn't be too hard to plumb it into Tony's setup.

[CCM911]

Tony, that tool is brilliant!!!

Originally Posted by boyt911sc

I stopped using my Motive power bleeder after I made this set-up 15 years ago and comes very handy with the G-50 clutch bleeding job. The red cap mounts on the brake fluid reservoir and the other end is directly connected to the air compressor tank. A needle valve is used to regulate the output to the brake fluid reservoir with the overflow tube plugged.

Tony

[Quicksilver]

Originally Posted by john walker's workshop

i modified my motive bottle to be just a pressure pot. just air, no fluid. drilled a hole up top and installed a steel tire valve. a quick fill from the air compressor beats all the hand pumping.

I modified the Motive with a 1/4 turn ball valve in the line. Not sure why they didn't do that to begin with.