SteveUCI

I'm installing my AEM intake tomorrow probably, and today I tested out the things I needed to do to do it... well I had a bitch of a time getting a couple hoses disconnected and I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to do it. Two hoses I have problems with are:

1) The hose that connects to the valve cover toward the front of the car.

2) The thick hose that connects to the driver's side of the intake tubing.

It seems like it would be easier to work with #1 if I could get #2 disconnected, but #2 seems impossible to twist off since it's got some kind of swiveling metal thing built into the intake tubing, so the twisting action doesn't help the hose separate very well.

Any suggestions? Thanks a ton!

Sideways

Try a rag and pair of plyers. Pull like hell.

turbo_pwr

Pull the clamp down then use a small flat head screwdriver to loosen the hose and pull.

MacGyver

Some of those hoses REALLY get stuck on there, so I feel for you. If you can pull on the hose to get a small little crack between the hose and nib, slide the blade of a screwdriver in there (on it's side) and wiggle it back and forth between the hose edge and whatever it's atached to. Sloide the blade around the entire hose edge, if possible...that should loosen things up enough to let you twist and pull. Keep twisting back and forth. Best I can offer, and they're still a bitch, sometimes.

RedY2KS2k

When you use MacGyver's suggestion, you might try a little WD40 or something similar. I've found that sometimes it really helps. The rest of the time, it doesn't hurt.

SteveUCI

Hmm... that's so tempting... but I wonder if there is a side effect of using WD40 on rubber hosing? I heard it was bad to spray WD40 on the rubber exhaust hanger pieces, so I'm wondering if the same applies to rubber hosing in the engine bay....

Thanks for the suggestions, and I'll keep tryin!

xviper

I've found that pulling on hoses from the onset does very little. I take a flat head screw driver and work it between the end of the hose and body of the thing it's attached to and "push" it away (by twisting the screw driver) in as many places around the circumference of the tube as possible. This "breaks" the "stuckness" of the tube and can then be worked off by pulling.

MacGyver

Yeah, xviper explained it better than I did, but that's what I meant WD-40 shouldn't be a problem with anything under the hood...those hoses are resistant to petroleum products. The only reason I would stay away from doing that is now you've got a slippery substance between your hose and the item it's supposed to attach to.

Utah S2K

A rag and pliers.....work back and forth to break the seal; then pull like hell! It ain't easy but it will come off. I've done 9 AEM installs now and it don't get any easier........

Utah