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    How to remove vacuum sucking let line from brake booster?

    I was replacing the entire line #9, but how on earth that hose connector was so stuck from the brake booster.

    brute force straight pulling or prying with a flat head screw drive won't work, any suggestion?
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    #2
    I use a trim tool for that job, the Y shape type.
    E46 ///M3 • 12/2002 • phönix-gelb • 6MT
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      #3
      Originally posted by y2k_o__o View Post
      I was replacing the entire line #9, but how on earth that hose connector was so stuck from the brake booster.

      brute force straight pulling or prying with a flat head screw drive won't work, any suggestion?​​
      engine off, press on brake pedal 5 times to use up all vacuum -- you don't want to fight with it -- then just wiggle and pull. Put some silicone grease on the hose rubber end before install it back.

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        #4
        Pull harder. It will come out.

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          #5
          Smack it a couple of times with your purse

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            #6
            Originally posted by sapote View Post

            engine off, press on brake pedal 5 times to use up all vacuum -- you don't want to fight with it -- then just wiggle and pull. Put some silicone grease on the hose rubber end before install it back.
            This method really works ! I just simply pry it off after stepping it a few times.
            But when I pry it, I grommet broke... I guess it's time to replace it as this part has been in the car for 23 years.

            BTW, can the crack in the grommet could have caused my vacuum leak?

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              #7
              Originally posted by y2k_o__o View Post

              This method really works ! I just simply pry it off after stepping it a few times.
              But when I pry it, I grommet broke... I guess it's time to replace it as this part has been in the car for 23 years.

              BTW, can the crack in the grommet could have caused my vacuum leak?
              Which grommet -- on the big can or on the hose end? I'm curious.
              A leak on the brake booster hose or other parts can cause engine lean code.

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                #8
                Originally posted by sapote View Post
                Which grommet -- on the big can or on the hose end? I'm curious.
                A leak on the brake booster hose or other parts can cause engine lean code.
                The grommet #6 in my original diagram

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by y2k_o__o View Post

                  The grommet #6 in my original diagram
                  Grommet should be replaced with the line. And yes crack in it can cause vacuum leak.

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