OK, found a pic and description in Haynes, showing the plastic collar (dirty, not grey!) being pulled rearwards, and with slight leverage from a small screwdriver, the coupling parts separate. As far as I can tell, it is supposed to work like a hoselock, or plastic plumbing push-fit connector. The collar moves easily to the rear, evenly and all round, as far as the larger diameter part of the gold main pipe ferrule. Attempting to lever the connector apart has split the collar, but with no movement in the connector. Are these usually as stiff as this, or am I still not getting this right? If I wreck this connector, I will have to replace the pipe all the way back to the master cylinder or alternatively, find a way of making a conventional connection, and bleeding the clutch. Help!!
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