Removing brake calliper - best way to stop fluid?

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I need to remove a brake calliper to refurb it with new seals.
When taking off a brake calliper what methods to people use to stop the brake fluid totally spewing out all over.

It appears to be something glossed over in all the how-to instructions.

In the past I've used a plastic bag and secured with elastic bands around the brake line. Still found that messy though.

Any better solutions?
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[Islander]

I just use a plastic bag and tie wrap. I don't find it particularly messy.

[charlie74]

brake hose clamp....

[Robby]

I hold it over a drain bowl while I'm pumping out the pistons, then let the lines dangle over the bowl while I'm working on it.

If the fluid is really old and grotty then consider cleaning out the master cylinder while you're at it. Old grotty brake fluid can block, or partially block, the small holes in the master cylinder and make it a bastard to bleed afterwards.

[Aff]

Get some long nosed vice grips with the end wrapped in an inner tube or something to stop the teeth doing damage.

Or just let it drain into a bucket and replace the fluid.
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[andym]

Silly question, with the clamp method... wouldn't that damage braided hoses?

I always just let it drain (into a container if I'm feeling tidy... or just on the floor when I was working in the thieving c**ts garage)

[Ja7]

[Matt B]

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[Teflon-Mike]

Tape a pop bottle over the end, drain fluid out.
Hardly worth trying to save old fluid since you'll have to prime & bleed system after putting overhauled caliper back on.
You just want to leave enough old in there to stop master cyl seals drying out.
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[lukamon]

OR

since not everyone has a brake hose clamp, you can easily make your own with two small 1/4 in drive sockets, put one either side of the line, clamp down and lock with a set of mole grips, job jobbed.
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[iooi]

Or......

Keep the open end ABOVE the brake master block.
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[Walloper]

Mash the open ends of the pipes flat between two hammers.
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