2000 Silverado Clutch Line Removal

The clutch system in your Chevy Silverado truck uses a hydraulic line that is very much like the brake system. The pedal, when pressed, sends the hydraulic fluid from the master cylinder through the line to the slave cylinder. If this line becomes damaged, you need to remove it for replacement. It can be a big issue in places where the roads have to be salted frequently. Removing a clutch line is different than a brake line, as it requires special tools.

Instructions

1

Raise the truck's front end using a floor jack and support it on jack stands placed under the frame rails.

2

Disconnect the battery's negative cable by loosening the nut on the side of the black cable's clamp using a wrench; this clamp connects the cable to the negative terminal.

3

Unscrew and remove the under-dash trim panel on the left side of the truck using a screwdriver. Pry out the heat/air conditioner duct behind it; use a flat screwdriver or similar tool if you can't get it out by hand.

4

Grab hold of the hydraulic line fitting at the slave cylinder, which is at the transmission end. This requires a quick-disconnect tool from an auto parts store for the line's fitting. Grip the fitting's shoulder with the tool's jaw-like end.

5

Push on the clutch line's fitting using the quick-disconnect tool and pull the line out of the fitting by hand.

6

Grip the fitting at the clutch line's other end--the end connected to the master cylinder--using the quick-disconnect tool. Push on this fitting and disconnect the line from the master cylinder to remove the line.