Hose Remover Pliers

[Techniker]

While I was on Amazon, I came across these, by Lisle for about nine bucks and I remember that on our most recent discussion of hose clamp pliers, there were a couple of people who said they were huge fans of the tool. It's now sitting on my wishlist.

Hose Remover Pliers

I know it's only nine bucks (I think I can actually get the Blue Point version for $15, so I will probably go with that for the warranty and to keep on my SO guy's radar- I haven't ordered anything in a while), but I am already over my tool budget for the month as it is. Have you really been able to use them to get heater core hoses off? I swear I have come up against some tough ones- have they been able to get hoses off that you normally hadn't otherwise been able to remove?

I ask too many questions here...

Thanks again everyone,
Techniker

 

[scott37300]

It says only up to 1/2" vacuum and fuel lines, aren't most heater hoses bigger than 1/2"?

 

[tonydanzah]

i have never used that style. I normally use the radiator picks and the needle nose hose pliers

 

[csargents1546]

These are also nice, granted they are more expensive, but what is money for and you can't take it with you
http://www.mactools.com/product/tabid/120/p-320115-sp114.aspx

Also a fan of radiator hose picks.

 

[Fedwrench]

Nope those won't work on heater hose, too big. Those hose pliers are handy for breaking the small plastic ******* off of the components you're working on.
A radiator hose pick is your best friend next to a single edged razor blade when removing heater hoses.

 

[Techniker]

It says only up to 1/2" vacuum and fuel lines, aren't most heater hoses bigger than 1/2"?

The post I saw it on, the guy said he used it to remove heater core hoses, but maybe it was the smaller 1/2" size that he had on his own POV. Thank you for checking the specs, but you are right, most heater core hoses I think are 5/8" (someone correct me here if I am wrong).

That being said, even if it were a slightly larger hoses (lets say 5/8") the way I imagine these pliers working (by pushing off the hose from whatever base of support you have), I think it should still be able to work on hoses that are slightly larger than 1/2", so I think I may still be okay. Opinions? I know I didn't word that very well.

Thanks again.

 

[Techniker]

These are also nice, granted they are more expensive, but what is money for and you can't take it with you
http://www.mactools.com/product/tabid/120/p-320115-sp114.aspx

Also a fan of radiator hose picks.

I actually have those already (different brand though)! That and a set of hose picks. That's what I normally use to remove heater core hoses (I have a smaller pick set and a larger radiator hose pick set as well).

I was just hoping a tool that kind of wedged itself in there like these appear to do might perform better. I guess it is just wishful thinking...

 

[Techniker]

i have never used that style. I normally use the radiator picks and the needle nose hose pliers

I am not familiar with needle nose hose pliers. Is that another name for these?

 

[MrMark]

I am not familiar with needle nose hose pliers. Is that another name for these?

I have the Knipex grabber that looks like those. I used it recently to get some metal booted plug wires on and off a Jetta. No other tool I know of would have done the job. I could use the grabber on small hoses too but they would be vaccuum and fuel perhaps, not heater hoses. Maybe those pictured are much bigger?

How does that original pictured hose tool work?

 

[Techniker]

I have the Knipex grabber that looks like those. I used it recently to get some metal booted plug wires on and off a Jetta. No other tool I know of would have done the job. I could use the grabber on small hoses too but they would be vaccuum and fuel perhaps, not heater hoses. Maybe those pictured are much bigger?

How does that original pictured hose tool work?

I have used those pliers as well for removing spark plug boots- absolutely love them.

From what I read, my impression of how that tool works (and I hope someone who actually owns them can chime in here) is that you slide the groove of the V around the neck (or around the hose) and by squeezing it, and having something to force against, it pulls the hose off. Sort of like a K-tool for any firefighters on here...

-Techniker

 

[Lotek]

I have used those pliers as well for removing spark plug boots- absolutely love them.

From what I read, my impression of how that tool works (and I hope someone who actually owns them can chime in here) is that you slide the groove of the V around the neck (or around the hose) and by squeezing it, and having something to force against, it pulls the hose off. Sort of like a K-tool for any firefighters on here...

-Techniker

Used to have a pair, bent them after a short while, wouldn't buy another. not strong enough and don't have enough leverage for stuck on hoses 5/16" and up, not necessary or convenient for smaller stuff.

IMHO save your money.

 

[bmxr4life87]

The black side has a lip that catches on the heater core and the silver side just forces the hose off... And yes they do work on 5/8 heater hoses I use em all the time its a bit tricky but they are a lifesaver no doubt

 

[Techniker]

Here we go, I found the Blue Point:

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1506&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

So the reviews seem to be fairly polarized, either you hate it or you love it. I may have to try them at $15 and if they work just once, I'll consider it worth it.

-Techniker

 

[bushpilot]

Ive got a pair of these (from craftsman and kept 60 bucks in my pocket, over the snap-on version) !

this is the kinda stuff that makes me SHOUT IDIOTS...snap-on isnt ALWAYS American made and once again theyre OVER CHARGING !!!


$99 --- http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1506&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

or

$39 --- http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10...ord=hose+clamp&prdNo=4&blockNo=4&blockType=L4

 

[Techniker]

Ive got a pair of these (from craftsman and kept 60 bucks in my pocket, over the snap-on version) !

this is the kinda stuff that makes me SHOUT IDIOTS...snap-on isnt ALWAYS American made and once again theyre OVER CHARGING !!!


$99 --- http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1506&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

or

$39 --- http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10...ord=hose+clamp&prdNo=4&blockNo=4&blockType=L4

Yep, have those- absolutely love them- probably one of the best purchases I ever made. I actually got mine for about $30 because I managed to stack a discount and a sale. They have paid for themselves over and over.

I don't know how I lived without them beforehand. Sadly, and I am still not sure how this happened, I have found that only two of us have a pair of cable hose clamp pliers in our shop.

 

[MattT]

this is the kinda stuff that makes me SHOUT IDIOTS...snap-on isnt ALWAYS American made and once again theyre OVER CHARGING !!!

This thread is about removing hoses not hose clamps. If you're bound and determined to bash truck tool companies try to post your rants in the appropriate thread

Anyways back on topic. I've got the MAC pliers someone linked and they do a good job busting stuck hoses loose.

 

[G1GRANDEUR]

They come pretty handy when removing small hoses from those plastic pipes. Using pliers can break them off.

 

[airbuff101]

The Lisle tool was designed in a long ago era, when Men were Men & vacuum line/fuel line spigots were STEEL, Brass, Aluminium.... or Copper.
The knife edge blade was made to dig into those spigots while the smooth blade pushed the rubber line off.
Still a very handy tool that should be in every toolbox, just have to be careful with modern womanly, milquetoast components.

airbuff

 

[MrMark]

The Lisle tool was designed in a long ago era, when Men were Men & vacuum line/fuel line spigots were STEEL, Brass, Aluminium.... or Copper.
The knife edge blade was made to dig into those spigots while the smooth blade pushed the rubber line off.
Still a very handy tool that should be in every toolbox, just have to be careful with modern womanly, milquetoast components.

airbuff

First explanation of the tool that makes sense. Thank you. I don't think I'll be needing one.

 

[Lotek]

Ive got a pair of these (from craftsman and kept 60 bucks in my pocket, over the snap-on version) !

this is the kinda stuff that makes me SHOUT IDIOTS...snap-on isnt ALWAYS American made and once again theyre OVER CHARGING !!!


$99 --- http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1506&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

or

$39 --- http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10...ord=hose+clamp&prdNo=4&blockNo=4&blockType=L4

If you look closely, there are differences between the two tools, the Snap On one will latch in several positions, I have the tool like the Cman, bought it on the truck when they first came out, and on occasion you can't get it to latch, feels like it is bending and stretching under the load. Looks like they have made some other improvements as well, and then you have the warranty, the cable won't last forever. When mine breaks, I'll probably look at the Snappy, unless I have time to rebuild it myself... The convenience factor and the warranty... hmmm, does that make me an idiot, or a busy professional that can't afford the down time?
And yeah, this isn't what the o/p was asking about.

 

[posaune]

Here we go, I found the Blue Point:

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1506&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

So the reviews seem to be fairly polarized, either you hate it or you love it. I may have to try them at $15 and if they work just once, I'll consider it worth it.

-Techniker

You can get the same thing (possibly the EXACT same thing) at Harbor Freight for about $5. I bought a pair and use them occasionally on fuel hoses and old cars with metal vac hose *******. They save a lot of annoyance is some situations.

 

[HandyManny]

The Lisle tool was designed in a long ago era, when Men were Men & vacuum line/fuel line spigots were STEEL, Brass, Aluminium.... or Copper.
airbuff

You said it man!! Damn I miss those days.

 

[HandyManny]

i have never used that style. I normally use the radiator picks and the needle nose hose pliers

I usually just grab both ends where the hose mates with the radiator and give a firm twist to the rubber hose. If that doesn't work the you need to be relplacing that hose anyway, so in that case I just cut it off and replace it.

 

[joshthedieseltech]

While I was on Amazon, I came across these, by Lisle for about nine bucks and I remember that on our most recent discussion of hose clamp pliers, there were a couple of people who said they were huge fans of the tool. It's now sitting on my wishlist.

Hose Remover Pliers

I know it's only nine bucks (I think I can actually get the Blue Point version for $15, so I will probably go with that for the warranty and to keep on my SO guy's radar- I haven't ordered anything in a while), but I am already over my tool budget for the month as it is. Have you really been able to use them to get heater core hoses off? I swear I have come up against some tough ones- have they been able to get hoses off that you normally hadn't otherwise been able to remove?

I ask too many questions here...

Thanks again everyone,
Techniker

I use for air hoses on trucks almost daily, work grear and fyi same thing at HF is $6

 

[Ohio Auto]

I like picks better.

Now days the components that hoses are attached do will not withstand much twisting and pulling.

 

[Techniker]

I like picks better.

Now days the components that hoses are attached do will not withstand much twisting and pulling.

That's exactly my thought, which is exactly why I was looking at this tool. Nothing like the good old-fashioned fun of doing a warranty heater core replacement for free because you broke the neck off the heater core...

 

[Techniker]

If you look closely, there are differences between the two tools, the Snap On one will latch in several positions, I have the tool like the Cman, bought it on the truck when they first came out, and on occasion you can't get it to latch, feels like it is bending and stretching under the load. Looks like they have made some other improvements as well, and then you have the warranty, the cable won't last forever. When mine breaks, I'll probably look at the Snappy, unless I have time to rebuild it myself... The convenience factor and the warranty... hmmm, does that make me an idiot, or a busy professional that can't afford the down time?
And yeah, this isn't what the o/p was asking about.

Just to follow up on this for other readers who may be considering getting one: Actually, I have the Craftsman one and I too considered buying it off the Snap-On truck- that tool is so invaluable it pays for itself and I could justify buying it from there. Then I found out that Snap-On (or any other tool truck for that matter) does not warranty the cable hose clamp pliers. If they break, that's the end of it- the lifetime warranty does not apply there. Myself and another technician (the only other tech who owns one) checked a couple of places independently and found that same thing. Therefore I decided that the $30 versus the $100+ really was a much better deal with the Craftsman.

-Techniker

 

[scott37300]

Just to follow up on this for other readers who may be considering getting one: Actually, I have the Craftsman one and I too considered buying it off the Snap-On truck- that tool is so invaluable it pays for itself and I could justify buying it from there. Then I found out that Snap-On (or any other tool truck for that matter) does not warranty the cable hose clamp pliers. If they break, that's the end of it- the lifetime warranty does not apply there. Myself and another technician (the only other tech who owns one) checked a couple of places independently and found that same thing. Therefore I decided that the $30 versus the $100+ really was a much better deal with the Craftsman.

-Techniker

Isn't the tool itself warrantied but not the cable?

 

[Techniker]

Isn't the tool itself warrantied but not the cable?

Correct, but that's the story for both Craftsman and SO.

-Techniker

 

[scott37300]

Correct, but that's the story for both Craftsman and SO.

-Techniker

Do snap on or sears sell replacement cables? Or do you have to buy the whole tool if the cable wears out?

 

[Techniker]

Do snap on or sears sell replacement cables? Or do you have to buy the whole tool if the cable wears out?

I know Craftsman does- there is a part number included on the box. That being said, SO probably does as well, but I would check on that just to make sure. When I found out that the tools were essentially equivalent in functionality and warranty, I didn't care to find out anymore about the truck versions because there was no longer any way to justify the (very large) premium- I could buy four entire Craftsman cable hose clamp pliers for the price of a single truck set. That and the reviews for the Craftsman cable hose clamp pliers from both here and on the Craftsman Club forums were very good. They really are a terrific tool; I can't say enough good about them.

-Techniker

 

[bchee]

I have the Lisle version from the 1st post.
I discovered KD makes something similar:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012SAZHM/?tag=atomicindus08-20

They are more accurately named "push-off" pliers.

"Product Description

* Easy removal of rubber hoses from pressed on fittings for 3/16" to 1/2" OD hose fittings
* Ribbed surface digs into steel tube for added grip to push off rubber hose
* Polished finish that will not rust
* Coated handles for ease of use
* A must tool for stubborn heater hose removal"