Any suggestions for removing stuck hose clamp?
The weather was finally decent enough last weekend for me to do some long-planned work on my 240D. After replacing some fuel lines and filters, I moved on to the tank strainer and accompanying line. I bought a 5-gallon fuel can that I can get under the car and my plan was to remove the flexible line from the tank at the non-strainer end and feed it into the can to drain the tank. Well, I couldn't get the line off because the hose clamp screw is rusted in place. I tried lots of PB Buster with no success. It's going to have to be cut/broken off somehow. So does anyone have a good idea for how to do this? It's a tight area to work in, so that limits the possibilities. Also, I want to minimize the amount of spilled diesel, so ideally, I would cut the clamp off without disrupting the fuel line and then could just pull the line off quickly and into my can. The only thought I had was using a Dremel tool to cut the screw or clamp. Even though I am aware that diesel is not all that flammable, I'm rather hesitant to throw sparks around that area. Any thoughts?
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1980 240D 4-spd 185K (The Tooter)
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