Stubborn Brake Line

[JohnBaxter]

In the process of removing my Rear Master Cylinder, I have found that someone before me, tried to use regular wrenches instead of metric line wrenches to remove the Brake Line from the Master Cylinder. I have been trying to get the line loose, but not having much luck, next resort is Vice Grips unless someone has a trick to get the line loose.
I hate to have to try to find a replacement hard line, but it may come to that.

[Whiskerfish]

Sorry but I do not have any real suggestions! You can remove the whole thing with the hard line attached to get better access but beyond that it can be a PITA.

[Frenchy]

I take it that the banjo bolts are buggered up.?.?.? You Can try to reshape them with a file,, then get a six point box end (or six point socket) on it.

[JohnBaxter]

Haven't found any Banjo Bolts, This is a formed steel line, with a flare nut. Someone tried to use a regular open end wrench on it, and rounded off the corners in addition to making the nut out of round enough that a flare nut wrench will not fit on it.
Did Honda switch to banjo bolts for the rear master cylinder on later models

[JohnBaxter]

I took Whiskerfish's advice and took the line lose at the other end behind the battery box, and was able to force the whole line out with the master cylinder. I just hope that I didn't mis-form it too much to get it to align right on re-assembly.
Thanks Whiskerfish.