Removing Oetiker clamps

[franzdom]

I have tried the Knipex mini bolt cutters but they seem to mash it more than cut it, and I have tried NWS Fantasticos, what do you prefer for removing Oetiker clamps?

 

[jeremy v]

I like to give them a quick hit with a small Dremel cutoff wheel, right on the top of the crimped part that sticks out from the hose. That way the hose remains undamaged.

 

[robmack]

I use wire cutters similar to what's pictured. These can also be used to crimp new Oetiker clamps back on.

 

[jhelrey]

Take a tiny standard screwdriver and put it in the crimped tab. Turn it opening it up some. Then the extra tab from when you crimp, shove the same screwdriver in there and twist it popping the holes off of the little tab/peg.

I parted a snowmobile and every fitting was one of those. I got good at them. Some were smaller than a pencil so you had to be careful

 

[firebox40dash5]

Take a tiny standard screwdriver and put it in the crimped tab. Turn it opening it up some. Then the extra tab from when you crimp, shove the same screwdriver in there and twist it popping the holes off of the little tab/peg.

I parted a snowmobile and every fitting was one of those. I got good at them. Some were smaller than a pencil so you had to be careful

I do this, unless the tab is accessible with a pair of dikes already. If it is, dike away, and off it comes. The sheet metal doesn't seem to have enough *** for the bolt cutters to cut rather than just mash. They work great for those wire and screw clamps Japanese brands love to use, though.

 

[jmm]

I use wire cutters similar to what's pictured. These can also be used to crimp new Oetiker clamps back on.

I use the same end cut pliers. I hate this style clamp with a passion. They're all over MB sprinter vans, and I've seen a few on the newer Detroit engines. Our shop policy is discard and replace with a screw type clamp.

 

[rlitman]

You can snip the crimp ear, but I prefer a different method using needle nose pliers.
In this picture, you can see that the band is held together in three places.
The top two tabs only hold concentrically. The lower tab is bent (to the right in this picture) when the band is assembled, and that bend keeps it from coming apart.

Use a pair of pliers to bend that tab so it is sticking straight away (with one tip of the pliers on the tab, and the other on the left side of this band, all it takes is a gentle squeeze), and then you can grab the end of the band that the tab passes through and it will pop right off the other two locking tabs. At this point you can pull it off with your fingers.

 

[MattPersman]

I use the same end cut pliers. I hate this style clamp with a passion. They're all over MB sprinter vans, and I've seen a few on the newer Detroit engines. Our shop policy is discard and replace with a screw type clamp.

Nah those are CLIC and CLIC-R type hose clamps, they are reusable oetiker are different.

 

[Stooge]

I use wire cutters similar to what's pictured. These can also be used to crimp new Oetiker clamps back on.

I use the same end cut pliers. I hate this style clamp with a passion. They're all over MB sprinter vans, and I've seen a few on the newer Detroit engines. Our shop policy is discard and replace with a screw type clamp.

same, i used those style clamps, (although i always just called them ear/double ear clamps, learn something new everyday!) for years with alot of our pneumatic stuff at work, mainly to secure hoses over barb fittings. same cutters to crimp and a little more pressure to cut the ears off.

 

[rtole]

My side cutters.......or if they are hard to get too.........a long screwdriver and a hammer. (most inner tie rod ends work awesome)