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so i'm attempting to replace my clutch line and so both of course are rusted to crap.. managed to get one loose after few attempts and dousing with liquid wrench. but the other one is not coming off.. its been 24 hours with countless soakings.. the bolt will strip b4 the thing turns... i'm kinda lost right now... cuz i cant just bust the thing off as its hooked to the wired tubing for the clutch fluid. any suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated!!

Remove the clip that is holding it to the bracket that is bolted to the transmission housing.. Then use 2 tube wrenches on the bolt heads.. this will give you double the torque when trying to bust it free.

Tunes67

WELLL!!! 3 days later and shes finally done.. liquid wrench is my savior.. and they dont make metal strong enough i tell yah.. and my bleeder screw was also rusted shut! took good soaking and plyers to get that baby off!

Were you removing the bracket or seperating the line? If seperating the line you need to use a "line" wrench. They are more closed which makes the open end stronger and less likely to let the bolt loose and strip it. Liquid wrench will help also of course.

Tunes67 wrote:tube

Tunes67

haha you said tube

I just use a vice grip. You have to be careful, so you don't strip it. But I haven't had any problems yet.