How do I remove this hose clamp

[ScottArizona]

Hello all,

I have removed many of the spring-type clamps, but now find myself needing to remove a different type of coolant hose clamp. It is a gold band that forms a triangle shape at one end. Anyone have any idea concerning how best to remove these? Thanks. Scott.

[Izzy]

Hey Scott. If it is the one I am thinking about, I would not remove without having a replacement handy. I think it is a brass one that is closed with a special tool to make it tight and the shape you see is the slack taken off the ring. You can replace it a band clamp worse case. I have had mixed results of reusing those brass ones, and leaking. But to remove, a small srewdriver and pliers can do the trick.

[ScottArizona]

Done! needle nose pliers inserted into the slack portion of the clamp, coupled with spreading the pliers out inside, did the trick. I was able to spread it out enough to slip it off and replace with a screw-type clamp. Thanks.