Stercorarius Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Good or no good? I've had my eyes on some for the longest time and was going to buy a set untill I saw the new TIA video where Pat says they aren't worth the hassle. Has anybody had any experience with these and care to comment on whether they have had luck with them or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmcmillan Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Think about every time you got an extension cord snagged on something and tried to fling it around to get it unstuck without walking back to where it's stuck. It's just too much of a pain trying to control the extension when a solid one gives complete control over what you're clamping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercorarius Posted March 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Interesting analogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercorarius Posted March 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Anybody had any luck with these? https://www.channellock.com/558-Slip-Joint-Plier.aspx I've never gone wrong with a Channellock product before and am thinking that these hose clamp pliers may be the way to go. It would be nice if they made one with an angled/offset head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrich1 Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 ive had good luck with cable ones. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 I've only used the cable operated hose clamp pliers and they have worked fine. Just make sure you get a good brand. If you have to remove a lower radiator hose on a FWD car the kind you linked more than likely won't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Used to always use a Blue-Point one in the shop when i worked on cars, really liked it a lot, just like jeff said, it can be a pain when you don't need the cable. So just get both kinds! Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercorarius Posted March 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 I can live with getting both kinds. Like shetley said, there have been many situations working on FWD cars where this would have saved me a lot of time that I spent swearing wit channellocks or long reach needle nosed. I swear Corbin clamps haunt my dreams at night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 I don't have any experience with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I had to change the heater core on a fwd Pontiac and I could not have gotten the lower radiator hose and heater hoses off without them. I think this is the pair I used. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000F5JM0O/ref=pd_aw_fbt_263_img_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1DDE7Q0S4DH14BKA4Q2G 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I had to change the heater core on a fwd Pontiac and I could not have gotten the lower radiator hose and heater hoses off without them. I think this is the pair I used. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000F5JM0O/ref=pd_aw_fbt_263_img_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1DDE7Q0S4DH14BKA4Q2G It looks exactly like mine, except mine are blue. So extremely handy many times, enough times to make it worthwhile to buy. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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