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From: Duncan Wood on 19 May 2010 20:24
On Wed, 19 May 2010 22:49:53 +0100, Matthew.Ridges <none(a)host.com> wrote:

>
> "Duncan Wood" <nntptmp(a)dmx512.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:op.vcyv76dyrpivgb(a)rachel...
>> On Wed, 19 May 2010 20:14:54 +0100, Matthew.Ridges <none(a)host.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Duncan Wood" <nntptmp(a)dmx512.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:op.vcyvdt2drpivgb(a)rachel...
>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2010 20:03:14 +0100, Matthew.Ridges <none(a)host.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What in gods name lol do VW use to remove those auwful metal clips
>>>>> they
>>>>> use
>>>>> ?
>>>>>
>>>>> The amount of diy'ing I'm doing and aggravation those clips cause me
>>>>> I
>>>>> need
>>>>> the tool .. hopefully available on ebay or somewhere...
>>>>>
>>>>> Thats the metal clips around things like cv boot, radiator hoses etc
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The springy ones or the crimped ones?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Mainly the springy ones that give me a total nightmare.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> search ebay for hose clamp pliers,
>> e.g.
>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEILSEN-2PC-HOSE-CLAMP-PLIER-SET-/170475581608
>>
>
> Top man Duncan, thats what I was after, ordered a set.
>
>

Well I hope they're good, I've no experience of them, but the long flexi
arm ones are bloody brilliant for semi-accesible hoses. They're also £30
though.

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Duncan Wood
From: Matthew.Ridges on 20 May 2010 05:37

"Duncan Wood" <nntptmp(a)dmx512.co.uk> wrote in message
news:op.vcy92hs0rpivgb(a)rachel...
On Wed, 19 May 2010 22:49:53 +0100, Matthew.Ridges <none(a)host.com> wrote:

>
> "Duncan Wood" <nntptmp(a)dmx512.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:op.vcyv76dyrpivgb(a)rachel...
>> On Wed, 19 May 2010 20:14:54 +0100, Matthew.Ridges <none(a)host.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Duncan Wood" <nntptmp(a)dmx512.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:op.vcyvdt2drpivgb(a)rachel...
>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2010 20:03:14 +0100, Matthew.Ridges <none(a)host.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What in gods name lol do VW use to remove those auwful metal clips
>>>>> they
>>>>> use
>>>>> ?
>>>>>
>>>>> The amount of diy'ing I'm doing and aggravation those clips cause me
>>>>> I
>>>>> need
>>>>> the tool .. hopefully available on ebay or somewhere...
>>>>>
>>>>> Thats the metal clips around things like cv boot, radiator hoses etc
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The springy ones or the crimped ones?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Mainly the springy ones that give me a total nightmare.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> search ebay for hose clamp pliers,
>> e.g.
>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEILSEN-2PC-HOSE-CLAMP-PLIER-SET-/170475581608
>>
>
> Top man Duncan, thats what I was after, ordered a set.
>
>

Well I hope they're good, I've no experience of them, but the long flexi
arm ones are bloody brilliant for semi-accesible hoses. They're also �30
though.

They look like they will do the job, after all the frustration with one a
few days a go I'd try anything. What a pain of a design they are.


From: Cicero on 20 May 2010 07:12
Matthew.Ridges wrote:
> What in gods name lol do VW use to remove those auwful metal clips they use
> ?
>
> The amount of diy'ing I'm doing and aggravation those clips cause me I need
> the tool .. hopefully available on ebay or somewhere...
>
> Thats the metal clips around things like cv boot, radiator hoses etc
>
>
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A pair of large water pump pliers work for many of these
spring clips but access can be a problem. It's worth
replacing them with standard Jubilee ('worm drive') clips.

Cic.

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Using Ubuntu Linux
Windows shown the door
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From: Mike Tomlinson on 25 May 2010 22:30
In article <ht1dbf$ql4$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, Matthew.Ridges
<none(a)host.com> writes

>Mainly the springy ones that give me a total nightmare.

They're a pain. I use a pair of adjustable pliers, like this one:

<http://www.screwfix.com/prods/37966/Hand-Tools/Pliers-Cutters/Water-
Pump-Pliers/Waterpump-Pliers-203mm-8>

the jaws in the teeth grip the two ends of the spring, making it less
likely to slip off, and the pliers can be adjusted for different sizes
of spring. I don't use them "end-on", but "side-on" IYSWIM.

Also useful for the same clips used on washing machines, dishwashers,
etc.

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(='.'=) Bunny's thinking about giving Windows 7
(")_(") a go despite what he's said about it...


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