Pliers for removing clamps on fuel return line
Pliers for removing clamps on fuel return line
What type of pliers needed to for removing/installing clamps from here part#18 and #19 https://www.mrcycles.com/oemparts/a/ho ... ody-tubing ?
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Re: Pliers for removing clamps on fuel return line
Those are just spring clamps that channel lock pliers will squeeze and release by their tabs. That’s the return line and it doesn’t have a lot of pressure on it.abenadam wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:40 am What type of pliers needed to for removing/installing clamps from here part#18 and #19 https://www.mrcycles.com/oemparts/a/ho ... ody-tubing ?
Re: Pliers for removing clamps on fuel return line
Unfortunately, they didn't work well for me. Maybe because the clamps were too old their ends just bent and didn't really released the clamps.
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Re: Pliers for removing clamps on fuel return line
I have successfully used standard slip joint pliers on many many occasions to remove these types of clamps over the years. If the existing clamps are damaged, you can buy new ones and replace them or use some other suitable substitute.abenadam wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:40 am What type of pliers needed to for removing/installing clamps from here part#18 and #19 https://www.mrcycles.com/oemparts/a/ho ... ody-tubing ?
Maybe I have been lucky but I have never damaged clamps of this type using slip joint pliers.
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1998 - GL1500 w/205,500 miles ~ 2017 - GL1800 w/46,000 miles
USAF Avionics Communications Tech - 1968 - 1986 / Flight Engineer C-130E - C-141B - 1986 - 1992. Retired
Industrial Maintenance Tech - 1992 - 2014
Retired in Tacoma, WA