Coolent hose clamps

[Gelbster]

Mahew cats paw is the correct tool:
http://www.amazon.com/Mayhew-Select-45650-Clamp-Plier/dp/B0000AXA53

[eomak]

thanks for info.all, checked home depot here in Canada. They are expensive here. $76 without tax/gst. so around $80. I just need to get 2 clamps off for $80? Might as will buy a dermal tool cut them off. Those come in handy around the house. But basicly you have to sqeeze the clamp together which gives it enough opening to slide freely on the hose any direction? Vice type piler's work?

[pjq]

Like JayG said use channel locks or vise grips to release the pressure of the clamp and while the ends are squeezed together slide the whole clamp down the hose well away from the piece being clamped. If the hose is hard to remove from the pipe at this stage try warming it up with a hair drier or a heat gun, remember warming it (not hot!). Then twist, pull, turn - pull it off (swearing usually helps). We're not suppose to use a flat screw driver to break the seal between the hose and pipe But if your careful not to mare the pipe, it works.