[carsngolf]

I continue to swelter both physically and mentally on a Porsche brake challenge. A typical episode goes like this: I want to remove the right rear brake caliper and replace the piston seals. All nuts and bolts are frozen with rust. I round off the fitting going into the caliper as I don't have an 11mm brake line wrench. I attempt to make one from a 7/16" SAE 12 point wrench. It's too loose. I heat and bend it smaller but it still doesn't work. I finally attack it with a Vise Grip and get it loose but the fitting is a poor facsimile of its former self. I remove the bolts holding the caliper, remove the brake pads along with sundry items. The listed procedure is to use an air hose with a cone shaped rubber tip to jam into the inlet fitting and blow the pistons out for removal. I have no cone shaped rubber tip for the air hose so I drive to the hardware store and pay $11.00 for same. Pistons are frozen in rust and refuse to move despite 110 PSI. I take caliper to local garage where kind and helpful mechanic tries with no more success than y.t. He suggests hooking it up to brake system for more power. I hook up rounded off fitting with vise-grip and pump pedal. Nothing. No fluid flows to caliper. Discover reason for brake job is a collapsed or clogged rubber brake line. Open package of pre-purchased rubber lines, bought in anticipation of such an event. Wrong hose. Go to internet and check who f*cked up. I did. Order correct hoses and pay restocking charge plus shipping. Go to driver side to disconnect caliper in order to pressurize passenger side caliper to break through rust. Forget to close bleed valve. Pump up brake system and spew one cup of brake fluid all over floor, car and caliper. Sop up fluid. Tighten bleed valve. Pump up again. One side breaks loose. One piston pops out. One cup of brake fluid all over floor, car and caliper. Replace piston, hold with C-clamp. Pump up system. Other piston finally breaks loose. Disconnect fitting. Fluid spills all over floor, car and caliper. Electric power to half of city fails. Floor fan stops. Lights go out. Afraid to open refrigerator for beer and fear of cold loss. Retire to shop with head on bench. Mosquito takes advantage. West Nile Virus: 50/50.