replacing the plastic line (was "plastic clutchline syndrome?")

[Soma576@xxxx]

thanks for the replies, everyone!

tomorrow i will be replacing my plastic line with the steel-braided 
replacement. should i follow the workshop manual instructions, short of 
seperating frame from body, or is there an easy way?

for instance, should i just unhook the line at the slave cylinder, let all 
the fluid run out, unhook it from the master cylinder, and then take it off 
the clips that hold it to the chassis or whatever (i haven't actually looked 
at the thing closely yet, so i'm not sure how it all runs yet)? are the 
clips/ties/whatever reusable or should i expect to need to make a hardware 
store run once i see what i am dealing with?

will the old fluid drain from the slave and master cylinders when i unhook 
the line or will it stay in there? when i replace the fluid, do i just dump 
it into the reservior and follow the bleeding procedures in the shop manual?

any other insights or tips are more than welcome. i will post the list how 
my experience went next week.

thanks!
Andy

Soma576@xxxx
1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596
Fargo, ND 58102


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