Posted by Timberwoof on November 9, 2008, 4:00 pm
> What is the best way to handle hose clips like these?
>
> http://blog.dtashley.com/?pT9
>
> The issue is that I've found them to be quite hard to slip over the hose at
> the widest portion of the male piece the hose attaches to.
>
> I'm wondering if there is a special tool or technique. I grab them with my
> fingers or pliers, but maybe there is a special tool that will open them a
> bit further.
Second choice: You put them over the hose first, an inch or so down from
the end. Push the hose over its connection, then use needle-nose pliers
to spread them and clamp them in the right place.
First choice: Replace them with the kind of hose clamp that has the
worm-screw.
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Posted by concho-vtx1300 on November 10, 2008, 10:54 am
On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 23:03:59 -0500, "Jujitsu Lizard"
>What is the best way to handle hose clips like these?
>http://blog.dtashley.com/?pT9
>The issue is that I've found them to be quite hard to slip over the hose at
>the widest portion of the male piece the hose attaches to.
>I'm wondering if there is a special tool or technique. I grab them with my
>fingers or pliers, but maybe there is a special tool that will open them a
>bit further.
Google on "hose clamp pliers"
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> http://blog.dtashley.com/?pT9
>
> The issue is that I've found them to be quite hard to slip over the hose at
> the widest portion of the male piece the hose attaches to.
>
> I'm wondering if there is a special tool or technique. I grab them with my
> fingers or pliers, but maybe there is a special tool that will open them a
> bit further.