David I'm not looking in the engine compartment now, but, if the clamps in question are single loop spring steel, you can make a tool by grinding a groove in a set of ordinary pliers. Grind in both sides so the spring settles in the groove when you compress (open) it. On Saturday, April 2, 2005, at 10:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 13:04:41 -0800 > From: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA> > Subject: Where do I get a hose clamp removal tool? > > Aaarrgh! I've had it with vice grips! Does anyone know if there is a > tool > that exists specifically designed to be used with the VW spring loaded > hose > clamps? If it exists, where do I get it from? > > Cheers! > David Marshall > |
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