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grandkodiak
07-22-2009, 10:48 PM
tryin to do a fuel filter install on my 96 bmw r850r... haynes said disconnect 2 hose clamps and its done... it doesnt say anything else, and wont you know it, its no ****ing hose clamp ive ever seen. it has no screw, no disconnect or lock of any type i know if, its a solid ****ing piece of metal all around with a t shape sticking up. how the holy hell do i get them off?

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BonzoHansen
07-22-2009, 10:54 PM
those are 1 time use, just tear them off with a pair of dikes. you will have to replace them with new band clamps or something.

S.J.SLEEPER
07-22-2009, 11:26 PM
exactly what that guy said. no other way around it.

sweetbmxrider
07-23-2009, 12:01 AM
ya just cut it and replace it with what you expected to be there.