Does any one have any experience with this type of tool? http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/autocraft-hose-clamp-pliers-ac7777/10449621-P?searchTerm=hose+clamp+pliers http://www.sears.com/craftsman-cable-operated-hose-clamp-pliers/p-00947390000P I have a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country, 76,000 mil…

I bought one of those at Autozone for about $35 but haven’t used it yet. I bought it to remove the factory wire hose clamps on radiator and heater hoses that are hard to get at. The thing tends to stick though when you try to release it so not sure how its going to work. As far as PCV, I dunno. …

I bought one, and I forget where. I returned it because it was basically junk and didn’t work all that well and wasn’t even all that easy to to use. Getting into tight spaces and arranging the end isn’t as easy as one would think it should be and then you couldn’t even adjust it well enough to com…

I’m sure that I ended up getting by with the extended, super-long needlenose. They come straight and with 90s or 45s on the noses or handles. The needlenose tip isn’t always ideal for the spring clams but it generally gets the job done.

Long ago when the pinch to release hose clamps first showed up and caused me a great deal if frustratiom attempting to deal with them I modified a cheap plier similar to this http://www.ask.com/wiki/Pliers?o=2800&qsrc=999 by cutting grooves at various angles in the flat gripping area and it worked…

When I first bought a similar tool it cost me over $100. I don’t remember the brand, for some reason Mayhew comes to mind but it certainly came off the SnapOn/Matco/Mac tool truck. There are certain applications where you absolutely must have this tool or one like it or spend an hour wasting time tr…

If they are easy to access I often stay with the spring clamps. If not, I go to worm gears - just because I hate wrestling with the hard-to-reach springs.

The PCV should just pop out of of the valve cover or wherever allowing you to move it to a place that provides easy access to remove the hose. It’s important to clean the entire system, the hose and its vacuum port can get clogged up too…

It may be that the PCV is hosed on both sides. It is on my 2000, though obviously it may have changed. And it is a major annoyance to get to, crammed as it is up under the intake. And the hoses, of course, get nice and stiff over time. I replaced all of it, and where things fit tightly enough I …

I have one identical to the one in the 2nd URL. Although I own 5 or 6 different hose clamp tools, this one I use 95% of the time. Handy as can be IMO. If you buy it you may never have to buy another hose clamp tool. Just my 2 cents.

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SteveCBT April 3, 2014, 4:46am 4

Thanks, I was afraid the lower cost tool might be low quality too. I will try to pull the valve out with the hose attached and put a new hose on with a new valve

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