"Flat" point hose removal tool

[vwpieces]

Gat, I don't know what you're on about, or just on, but maybe you need to get some of those cheater lenses from the welding thread.

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[gat1954]

Gat, I don't know what you're on about, or just on, but maybe you need to get some of those cheater lenses from the welding thread. These don't look pointed.

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[Fedwrench]

I guess one person's flat can be pointed

the Lang versions are wider than most and spoon like.

These Olsa ones might be more to your liking but, they don't have much blade length to fit between hose and whatever.

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[mikey03]

Anytime I got a car I really like and the hoses don’t come off easy enough I cut them and buy new factory hoses. Is that a dumb idea? Haven’t had to do it alot but I think aftermarket rubber parts are honestly not great and I figure if the hose don’t move free enough then it prob needs to be replaced soon anyway and better now then when I’m driving

 

[nicks78camaro]

Anytime I got a car I really like and the hoses don’t come off easy enough I cut them and buy new factory hoses. Is that a dumb idea? Haven’t had to do it alot but I think aftermarket rubber parts are honestly not great and I figure if the hose don’t move free enough then it prob needs to be replaced soon anyway and better now then when I’m driving

Different story if you work on cars daily. You'd replace damn near every hose you tried to disconnect, mostly for no reason.

 

[2ndGearRubber]

Anytime I got a car I really like and the hoses don’t come off easy enough I cut them and buy new factory hoses. Is that a dumb idea? Haven’t had to do it alot but I think aftermarket rubber parts are honestly not great and I figure if the hose don’t move free enough then it prob needs to be replaced soon anyway and better now then when I’m driving

The only time I do that are on petrified hoses onto aluminum connections. Like a heater core or trans cooler. 20yo+ hoses on a heater core? Those are razor-blade only removal in my book, replace with new. Too dangerous to damage something like that. Or disconnect elsewhere and leave the heater connection alone.

Different story if you work on cars daily. You'd replace damn near every hose you tried to disconnect, mostly for no reason.

Big issue is you can't get half the hoses from anyone but the dealer. Many of the hoses parts stores stock supposedly fit but the fit is poor and you can't even re-use factory spring clamps on them. My mind is slowly converting to "coolant hoses = dealer only".

I look at some of these nonsense designs like hoses with different inlet and outlet diameters..... WHY DOES THIS ABOMINATION EXIST?



Lang 854 hasn't worked awesome for me on cooling systems, they're never really the right profile. The size is about perfect for filler neck hoses though. I use cabinet tip screwdrivers and the flat end lisle 82130. The Lisle are a bit springy, usually my go-to method is prying the hose and tube open enough to spray PB Blaster or similar inside to try and get the hose wiggling.

 

[WWheeler]

I picked up the Lisle ones back in 2023 after seeing that video. Pretty close to a clone of the Snap-ons except at a made-in-china price.

Lisle 82130 Hose Spoon

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