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The fitting somewhat in the middle of the photo attaches the brake vacuum hose. I tried a small c-clamp which would be perfect except it doesn't fit in the space. My new set of hose, etc. removal kit has something the would work if it could get in the space. I can get a finger on the rectangular press release, but either I'm not pulling or pressing hard enough.
Any help much appreciated. Thanks & Happy St Patty's day! Steve
I think the squeeze fitting stays with the line to the booster. Squeeze the sides of the fitting and the line to the intake elbow should pop out. Be sure to purchase the vacuum line repair kit C2S15816 as the O ring gets hard and leaks vacuum and the plastic locking clip breaks.
Your vacuum line will of course be from the left side on a LHD car.
It's counterintuitive. ISTR you press the sides in and the square piece is a latch that releases.
Pete M
Pete, I can't get this thing to budge. What does ISTR mean?
I'm sure that the elbow of the hose comes out of the fitting at the small end (the backside).
The gray rectangle at the top of the fitting is matched by one at the bottom of the fitting. They seem to be spring loaded and can be depressed which pushes them both in; if released, they pop out to be flush. There seems to be no movement when the sides are pressed.
The fitting is marked with 7.89
I have tried pushing the sides and pushing the rectangles and nothing budges. Is there a way to find the manufacturer and actual name of the connector in question?
OK, I think I found a bunch of them &, I think, I may be trying to disconnect the wrong thing-a-magig! I think the 7.89 stands for mm
This seems to be the fitting even though it says it is for a fuel line. I've been trying to pull the elbow out of the fitting & it appears that I can just cut the hose off. of the elbow?
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Sorry, Steve ISTR means 'I seem to remember'. This fitting can be a pain. I'm pretty sure that the small square pieces are the latches and that you squeeze the sides to lift up the latches. I think I used a pair of slip-joint plumbers pliers to get a good squeeze.The pic i had showed what was left after the engine side of the brake booster vacuum hose was disconnected.
Clamped a pair of vice grips on the fitting & used a screw driver to pry the hose out. At this point, since I at least need a new fitting, would it be best to replace both hoses too? After all, part of the objective is to replace these hoses. Thanks, Steve S.
Clamped a pair of vice grips on the fitting & used a screw driver to pry the hose out. At this point, since I at least need a new fitting, would it be best to replace both hoses too? After all, part of the objective is to replace these hoses. Thanks, Steve S.
So you do not destroy the NEXT one....
Small Lisle or K-D pliers made for the Old Skewl single-spring-wire hose clamps fit the pads.
So do Harbor Freight long-handled right-angle needle-nose pliers.
