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Well....six days soaking in bath of penetrating fluid did absolutely nothing to help the nut along. I tried all the suggestions, but no dice...the nut is there for good it would seem. Eventually it came down to Dr. Bob's suggestion since a replacement line (thanks gcthree for posting about your line swap, good to know they can be found readily) looks like more of a job than I really have time to tackle right now. I'm thinking I might replace the lines in the future - especially if I drop the trans - but for now I need the quickest solution.

For the reassembly, I installed the soft line, then spun the free caliper onto the line (note, I ended up cutting the old line to disassemble). The caliper actually tightened up in just about the right spot so there's no kinking in the line at all. Next, I reinstalled the caliper, replaced the pads, added a new brake wear sensor, discovered at least two missing 10/13mm nuts/bolts (from the PO's time period), and found that I probably need to replace my parking brake cable at some point..two steps forward....etc., etc.

I'm hoping this somewhat unconventional assembly / repair works. Once I do the front lines, I'll be able to refill the system and can carefully check for leaks / see if the line sealed properly - pretty important it seems, given the hard /soft junction point sits just above the right side exhaust.

Thanks again for all the suggestions / help.

Dave

MFranke

I've done one other thing that worked but proceed at your own risk. I used a lighter, the kind with the long pipe for lighting a grill, and heated the nut then put PB blaster on it while it was hot. Then I tapped around it.