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SiNNO

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SiNNO Experienced

SiNNO

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Hey guys,

I'm in the middle of changing my spark plugs on my rb25de.

Anyone got any ideas I can try to take this rubber tube off? I already removed the clamps and used brute force but the thing won't budge.

It's the last thing I need to remove to be able to get to the coil pack cover :blink:

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Duncan Grand Master

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these....are one of the essential tools for a skyline owner!

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if not....you need to break the seal between the hose and the metal.

carefully work the smallest bladed screwdriver you have between the hose and the pipe (don't stab the rubber, go under it). if you can work the screwdriver right around the pipe the hose will come straight off.

Victory Mentor

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Another good trick is once you have the tip of the screw driver under the rubber and can prise it up spray some WD40 into the opening. This will help to soften the hose and allow you to get the screw driver in further to brake the seal between the hose and the pipe.

I would not put hot water anywhere near this area as it would run down over the coilpacks and the spark plugs.

tiberis Enthusiast

tiberis

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give it a twist.

seriously, it's the same theory as the other techniques, you just need to break the bond between rubber and metal, sometimes rotating the hose helps break the contact first, then you just pull.

might be a bit hard if the hose is really stiff, but it's helped me many times over the years.

plus it also helps for putting hoses on.

Craved Grand Master

Craved

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these....are one of the essential tools for a skyline owner!

vh479.jpg

if not....you need to break the seal between the hose and the metal.

carefully work the smallest bladed screwdriver you have between the hose and the pipe (don't stab the rubber, go under it). if you can work the screwdriver right around the pipe the hose will come straight off.

i have these - these are awesome

Munkyb0y Grand Master

Munkyb0y

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+1 for giving it a twist, or getting some of those hose pliers. or get the biggest flat screwdriver you have and wedge it between the steel piece and the hose and try and lever it off (basically how the hose pliers would work)

this is the way i always deal with stuck hoses.

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89CAL Grand Master

89CAL

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thanks mate, i need a fitting like that... if u can see in my sig photo, the rocker cover fitting on my rocker cover points upwards as they do standard and it makes my setup look a bit average.

Dont suppose anyone has one they want to sell to me?

ARTZ Grand Master

ARTZ

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Another good trick is once you have the tip of the screw driver under the rubber and can prise it up spray some WD40 into the opening. This will help to soften the hose and allow you to get the screw driver in further to brake the seal between the hose and the pipe.

I would not put hot water anywhere near this area as it would run down over the coilpacks and the spark plugs.

So how do you wash your engine...? I use a hose...

hose pliers! and they have saved my knuckles more damage than any other tool I own

i really need to start that...."cool tools for skylines thread"....there's more where they came from!

+1 for cool tools thread..Its a great idea... :D

Got the hose off using a hair dryer, worked like a charm :(

Would've used hose pliers but couldn't find any today. :(

Bunnings and Supercheap didn't have them

I also tried to buy some today ,bursons said no...:(

I was using a hair dryer to dry paint the other day when i thought of it. .Hadnt actually tried it yet but glad it worked for you..

GF knows if she cant find her hair dryer its usually in the shed...lol

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