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And AFTER you get the hose clamps off... Posted by Larry West [Email] (#1140) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Larry West) on Tue, 14 May 2013 07:59:02 In Reply to: Old, rusty, seized (and inaccessible) hose clamps!, David Ingram, Mon, 13 May 2013 02:35:17 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Take the remains to a local marine supply, like West Marine (no relation, nor financial interest...). West Marine sells (or sold, at least...) hose clamps from the same manufacturer that Saab used (complete with the 7mm hex head), but in glorious Stainless Steel! They are of the exact same design, only shinier. Very nice.
Match them up for size. They'll cost you like $5.00 each (and up, depending on size), but you'll never have to DremelĀ® one off again...
I started replacing all of them on my 1986 CV before I sold it, and on my 9-5s, when installing the large air cleaner breather tube, the ONLY way the old, rusty hose clamp comes off is via DremelĀ® (something about the location of the air cleaner housing behind the right fog light...), so I replace that with a West Marine SS version.
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