Date:         Mon, 22 Sep 1997 22:15:41 -0700
Reply-To:     Todd Last <Rubatoguy@IBM.NET>
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From:         Todd Last <Rubatoguy@IBM.NET>
Subject:      Re: Gas Tank Removal
Comments: To: Scott Chen <mac.chen@IX.NETCOM.COM>
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At 06:10 PM 9/22/97 -0400, Scott Chen wrote:
>1.  Be prepared to wrestle with the factory compression clamps.  I didn't
>realize how difficult they would be until I tried to take them off.  The
>best technique for me was to grip the clamp by the seam (opposite from the
>crimp) and twist it, breaking the clamp at the seam.  A pox on whoever
>decided to use those clamps, as they add time and stress to a relatively
>easy job.  Some of the clamps were easy to break apart using the above
>method, others were very hard to grip.  I replaced all the compression
>clamps with the worm type clamps (about 20 total).  Does anyone have a
>better method for dealing with those compression clamps?

Having recently done the same procedure, I concur with most everything you
wrote.
My way to get the blaster clamps was to use tin snips to cut the crimped
bulge, cutting parallel to the hose. I did it this way because I was
paranoid about twisting the clamps and breaking the plastic parts coming
out of the vent boxes.