A stupid little mechanical problem

[JumboBeef]

I had a slight water leak, so I tightened the nut on the end of one of my radiator hoses which seemed to be dripping. Now the nut on the end of it has sheered off. Any suggestions on how to remove a radiator hose clip which does not have the head on it please?

Thanks.

[kambites]

A hacksaw?

[JumboBeef]

....I should add: without trashing the hose ..........

[Jazoli]

A pair of side cutters should snip it off pretty easily I'd have thought.

[ShampooEfficient]

Jazoli said:

A pair of side cutters should snip it off pretty easily I'd have thought.

Many small cuts if necessary.

[deadalfa]

If accessible, drill out the screwy bit.

[thinfourth2]

ShampooEfficient said:

Jazoli said:

A pair of side cutters should snip it off pretty easily I'd have thought.

Many small cuts if necessary.

No chance they are hard as fook

I would carefully use a 4 inch grinder with a 1mm thick disc

[Willy Nilly]

JumboBeef said:

....I should add: without trashing the hose ..........

If you had a leak anyway, might it be the ideal opportunity to change the hose?

[PhillipM]

thinfourth2 said:

No chance they are hard as fook

I would carefully use a 4 inch grinder with a 1mm thick disc

Decent snips will go straight through 'em.

[maniac0796]

thinfourth2 said:

ShampooEfficient said:

Jazoli said:

A pair of side cutters should snip it off pretty easily I'd have thought.

Many small cuts if necessary.

No chance they are hard as fook

I would carefully use a 4 inch grinder with a 1mm thick disc

If it's got a screw, sounds like it's just a jubilee clip. Therefore, some sharp sidecutters should deal with that fine

[attym3]

thinfourth2 said:

No chance they are hard as fook

I would carefully use a 4 inch grinder with a 1mm thick disc

Really?? I think there is a big chance of disaster trying this! Sidecutters for me but you need good ones, think Snap on not Aldi.

Mark

[fredbrad]

Job for a dremmel I would think, carefully with a cutting tool.

[eldar]

Chainsaw. Just gently.

[ShampooEfficient]

maniac0796 said:

If it's got a screw, sounds like it's just a jubilee clip. Therefore, some sharp sidecutters should deal with that fine

Exactly. I'd use a grinder if I were changing the hose anyway, but just for the clip, no chance.

[blearyeyedboy]

JumboBeef said:

....I should add: without trashing the hose ..........

Why are you so concerned to preserve the hose? Is it a pricy item?

(If not, surely it's less hassle to replace it than faff around chainsawing off a jubilee clip? Or am I missing something here?)

[Ricky_M]

Just go gently with a junior hacksaw blade, attack the part that houses the screw.

[davepoth]

Willy Nilly said:

If you had a leak anyway, might it be the ideal opportunity to change the hose?

This. If it was leaking and the clip was that tight, it's likely the end of the hose is split.

[thinfourth2]

maniac0796 said:

thinfourth2 said:

ShampooEfficient said:

Jazoli said:

A pair of side cutters should snip it off pretty easily I'd have thought.

Many small cuts if necessary.

No chance they are hard as fook

I would carefully use a 4 inch grinder with a 1mm thick disc

If it's got a screw, sounds like it's just a jubilee clip. Therefore, some sharp sidecutters should deal with that fine

Quite how you intend to get the side cutters either side of the band of the clip does somewhat puzzle me considering it will be hard up against the hose.

But your the experts i'm only a mechanic with ten years of experience

[maniac0796]

You could grab the worm screw casing, and using leverage probably bend the metal enough to get the bugger off

[thinfourth2]

maniac0796 said:

You could grab the worm screw casing, and using leverage probably bend the metal enough to get the bugger off

I would agree if it was on a nice big metal housing but cars are generally made of squishy stuff.

So a careful slit with an angle grinder or even better a dremel

Didn't consider a dremel as they are of limited use on landrovers and marine diesels