Can't remove the line to the slave cylinder....must be a solution.

[ccaissie]

Need advice for getting the line and fitting out of the slave cylinder female part.

Here's the other story: The Master cylinder I installed failed when the plastic connecting end of the push rod broke off at the pedal.
I was prepared to get it home (I was 200 miles away...on the roadside) when I realized I couldn't lurch/start it because the start safety switch wasn't being activated. I took one of my key rings, bent it and hotwired the safety switch, and was able to lurch it in 1st gear and get it to where i could jury-rig the rod and get home.

So replacing the master cylinder and doing the bench bleed is straightforward, but can't get it out. The little plastic sleeve goes in and out, the male end goes in and out and combinations of pushing the plastic ring in and out while pushing the fitting in and out are not working.... Advise please? I have a '97 junker so ruining the line to the tranny is not the end of the world...I can replace that but still need to get the old line out....

 

[gw33gp]

Make sure you are pushing pretty hard on the release sleeve. It requires more than just pushing it in. I push the line is first and then push in the release sleeve in hard before pulling the line out. Sometimes it does not release right away, and I repeat that procedure again until it does.

That sleeve is just pushing in the actual release mechanism and if it doesn't go in far enough the connector does not release. Sometimes dirt or debris can get in there and keep the sleeve from going all the way in. You might try flush that area out to clean it.

 

[SenorNoob]

I'd start with brake cleaner to get it clean as possible then penetrating oil. It only takes about a grain of sand worth of crap to keep it from coming apart.
Put an adjustable wrench over the line one the clip and use it to get more leverage on the clip.
If that still doesn't work, you might be able to pull the line from the slave or the master.
Barring that, cut and replace. They are available.