I chickened out after loosening those 2 nuts, because it felt like the brake lines might be damaged. A post recommended spraying the brake line plastic clamps with WD-40. Almost immediately, a small piece of a clamp snapped off when I tried to remove a brake line from that clamp.
Non-vehicle related shortcuts seem to work like a charm for me, but shortcuts related to a motor vehicle turn into grueling nightmares.![]()