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Long reach 90 degree needle nose pliers really help with the oil cooler hoses. Also, LarryB taught me to completely remove the oil cooler pedestal from the engine block and also remove the CV heat shield from the inboard joint. This way you can move the assembly around to help with access. Getting those hoses off is nearly impossible without cutting them. If you can just pull the hoses off then you have accomplished a miracle. The only way I've been able to do it is by scoring the ends of the hose with a new razor blade until I've cut through the rubber enough to get a pick under the hose and tear it away from the metal nipple. You must take care not to score the metal with the razor or it can create a leak! Once it's cut like that, you can pull it off with the pliers. These two hoses alone will take 2-4 hours of careful scoring with the razor and manipulating the clamps to pull the hoses off. To install the new hoses, warming the ends up and using generous amount of "pool lube" help immensely. This job sucks so bad that I only do it now with the engine out, but it is doable with patience.

<blockquote data-quote="Honcho" data-source="post: 2092124" data-attributes="member: 18194"><p>Long reach 90 degree needle nose pliers really help with the oil cooler hoses. Also, LarryB taught me to completely remove the oil cooler pedestal from the engine block and also remove the CV heat shield from the inboard joint. This way you can move the assembly around to help with access. Getting those hoses off is nearly impossible without cutting them. If you can just pull the hoses off then you have accomplished a miracle. The only way I&#039;ve been able to do it is by scoring the ends of the hose with a new razor blade until I&#039;ve cut through the rubber enough to get a pick under the hose and tear it away from the metal nipple. You must take care not to score the metal with the razor or it can create a leak! Once it&#039;s cut like that, you can pull it off with the pliers. These two hoses alone will take 2-4 hours of careful scoring with the razor and manipulating the clamps to pull the hoses off. To install the new hoses, warming the ends up and using generous amount of &quot;pool lube&quot; help immensely. This job sucks so bad that I only do it now with the engine out, but it is doable with patience.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Honcho, post: 2092124, member: 18194"] Long reach 90 degree needle nose pliers really help with the oil cooler hoses. Also, LarryB taught me to completely remove the oil cooler pedestal from the engine block and also remove the CV heat shield from the inboard joint. This way you can move the assembly around to help with access. Getting those hoses off is nearly impossible without cutting them. If you can just pull the hoses off then you have accomplished a miracle. The only way I've been able to do it is by scoring the ends of the hose with a new razor blade until I've cut through the rubber enough to get a pick under the hose and tear it away from the metal nipple. You must take care not to score the metal with the razor or it can create a leak! Once it's cut like that, you can pull it off with the pliers. These two hoses alone will take 2-4 hours of careful scoring with the razor and manipulating the clamps to pull the hoses off. To install the new hoses, warming the ends up and using generous amount of "pool lube" help immensely. This job sucks so bad that I only do it now with the engine out, but it is doable with patience. [/QUOTE]

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