86 clutch line

[badnewsranger]

i was wondering if anybody had any ideas on fixing the clutch pressure line or an alternative to buying a new one for 65 dollars from ford i know the 42 dollar 88 line will not work cause the location of where the slave is at in the 86 is different from the 88 is there anyway to get a braided one or to fix it
what happened is it came lose and touched the exhaust manifold and melted a hole in it last time i was out wheeling and after 2 hours of getting back out of the woods and hour and a half drive home not being able to disengage clucth sucked ford dealer can get new one one only problem is takes three days to get cause not in stock and need fixed asap any input would be great thanks

 

[SumoPsycho]

A friend of mine said he cut the line and used a double ended barbed fitting.
Get one slightly larger than the inside diameter of the line heat up the ends one at a time using a heat gun and push the line over the fitting and let cool.
I would not use this as a permanent fix but it may get you back on the road until you can get a replacement line.
Good Luck

 

[badnewsranger]

thanks

 

[The_Dealer]

take the stock line to a hose place and have them make one up with the same style or same fittings

 

[homegrownranger]

Thats what I did to mine I just cut the line heated it up and put it back on and let it cool. After it cooled I heated it again all the way around and let it cool again. It seemed to work so far. But I bought a new one any way. I found a new one in the junk yard but I couldnt get it off because it was sitting on the ground with no tires and I couldnt pull the tranny off.