Kevin in Atlanta

To be honest I used vice grips to turn the brake line nut while I counter held the bottom portion with a 17mm. I did this because my craftsman were starting to do exactly what Wally said. I am not proud, but it worked without rounding the nuts.

AirtekHVAC

Thanks for all the tips....I actually want all or most of the fluid out....the clutch master dried out and leaked all over the floorboard while she was sitting in the field. I filled the master when I got it, it drained a little on the floorboard, but after I pumped the clutch a few times, it leaked no more, and that was in May. I am guessing the lines are full of old fluid, so I rather it all leak out!

outbackgeorgia

Ron,
You must use flare/tubing wrenches. Standard open end wrenches will NOT work. OK maybe once, but you will end up rounding a fitting before you are done!
Dave

dr bob

I think you'd rather push new fluid in to replace the old, with no big air pockets hiding out between the old and the new fluid.

There are a few stories of serious frustration from folks trying in vain to get a bubble of air out, one that's stranded someplace high in the system, one that won't push out with normal or pressure bleeding. I spent the best part of an afternoon opening each section of steel line, then vacuum and pressure bleeding each section plus the ABS unit, all because sometime in the past I'd let the reservoir on the pressure bleeder get too low. I'd bled it a few times, swapped in new fluid three times for annual maintenance, and onlt got it all working perfectly again with the section-by-section flush and bleed. Rewarding to have it done and working, part of my therapy program so no worry about losing the time and the hair.

AirtekHVAC

Dave---got the flare wrenches....

I planned on pulling off the lines at the wheels, one at a time, then push fluid from each rear forward, then each front, don't care if it runs out the master, I'll put a catch pan under..then pull the blue hose, ....can you pressure bleed from the clutch slave too? I need to replace that line too.