The manual calls for a special tool to release the hose from a concentric slave cylinder. Is there a generic way to get it off or is a dealership the only way to go?

 

no you dont have to go to the dealer. If your replacing slave it will come with one. When i did mine i left it at home and have had to use either a flat head screw driver, or a fuel line quick release. Which ever one you can get to work better for you. you can probubly get the tool from an auto store for a few bucks.

Good luck

 

Is that only from the dealer, when the new line comes with the slave cyl?

 

You could use a small screwdriver, but I have messed up several as a result. They don't always release like they are suppose to. I bought the tool off of the Mac dealer. You can probably go to your local parts store and get one. It is a flat piece of steel with a slot in one end that fits over the quick connect sleave and allows you to push the sleave in and release it.