Suggestions please on problem brake line

[MIKESPOLARA]

Yes, I found that out a few minutes before your response. Pulled the pins out and was able to slide it off. Didn’t have my hand under the outboard shoe so it dropped down to the ground.

Thanks for your help guys! I have the driver side caliper removed thus far. Now on to the passenger side..

What year and model is this car?

 

[MoparGuy68]

Loosening the hose at the caliper was more of a challenge on the passenger side. Had to use an older “made in Taiwan” open end wrench. It was the only wrench I had that adequately cleared the threaded shaft of the upper ball joint, and allowed me to slide the breaker bar over it. That plumbing pipe breaker bar broke both of them darn hoses loose! The pipe cost me 18 bucks.

I used the LowBikeMike technique of rotating the caliper off the hose. It worked quite well. So I did not have to cut the hose or loosen the metal fitting on the other end of the hose.

A recalled Horror Freight jack stand helped support the caliper prior to the twirling for hose removal. I figured it was safe to use to support the weight of one brake caliper haha.

I got the master cylinder, booster and both calipers off the car before the oven temperatures return on Monday. Even though the high was only 81 on Sunday, I still sweat my *** off. I guess it was because of all the humidity, from the three days of rain, that we’ve had.

 

[MoparGuy68]

What year and model is this car?

1971 Charger Super Bee

 

[MIKESPOLARA]

Loosening the hose at the caliper was more of a challenge on the passenger side. Had to use an older “made in Taiwan” open end wrench. It was the only wrench I had that adequately cleared the threaded shaft of the upper ball joint, and allowed me to slide the breaker bar over it. That plumbing pipe breaker bar broke both of them darn hoses loose! The pipe cost me 18 bucks.

I used the LowBikeMike technique of rotating the caliper off the hose. It worked quite well. So I did not have to cut the hose or loosen the metal fitting on the other end of the hose.

A recalled Horror Freight jack stand helped support the caliper prior to the twirling for hose removal. I figured it was safe to use to support the weight of one brake caliper haha.

I got the master cylinder, booster and both calipers off the car before the oven temperatures return on Monday. Even though the high was only 81 on Sunday, I still sweat my *** off. I guess it was because of all the humidity, from the three days of rain, that we’ve had.

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You need to replace hoses