i am installing steel lines and ultimate pads today and i ran into a problem. I got the pads on fine and the two front steel lines went on pretty nicely, the only thing is that when i got to doing the rear lines i could not get the retaining clip off. I have tried just about everything except whacking it with a heavy object. Is there somekind of special way to get these off or should i just try to muscle them off. This is a car i bought from my uncle in NY so the salt from up there has rusted everything under the car pretty good but i didnt think that would be the problem but if everyone else's clips come off easy then they must be rusted on. Please help, need to get my car off the jacks by tonight!!!
Thanks,
Ryan

 

Nevermind, i proped a long screwdriver up to it and then i smacked it with a heavy object aka the hammer. Anyone have any advice on bleeding brakes? I got the mityvac and no matter how long i pull fluid out of the bleeder air bubbles still come out!! am i supposed to keep doing it till there is just a stream of fluid running out of the tube??

 

there should be NO AIR bubbles in your brake lines at all! You should see a solid flow of brake fluid.

Air bubbles in brake lines = mushy pedal feel + decreased stopping performance = verrrrry baaaaad

not sure what a 'mityvac' is...but I am gonna assume its a brake bleeder tool? if you are getting air bubbles while using your tool (the tool may have a leak that allows air to leak into the system.....like trying to drink through a straw that has a crack in it.)...I would just try doing it the old fashioned way.....instead of pulling the fluid out of your brake system with your tool....use the brake pedal to pump it out of the system into a jar, to ensure you dont have any air bubbles.

Remember, bleeding order is:

right front, left rear, left front, right rear

-Ted