Removing The Damn Hose From The Intercooler!

[MLCrisis]

Hi, guys. This is probably a dumb question, but how on God's Earth do you get the bleedin' hose off the intercooler pipe? I am trying to fit an R34 GT-T intercooler to my R33 and am failing miserably to remove the hose. Is there some knack to this or a trick I am missing? I have got the pod and the AFM off, no problem, so I can see what I am doing. I can get the screw-clip off the hose (corrugated plastic bend), as well. But I cannot shift the hose from the intercooler inlet pipe. Naturally, I am trying to curb my instincts to use the 4lb lump hammer and 18" screwdriver. They will remove anything, but not usually in a re-usable form!!!

Or do all you guys who have done this have a secret handshake? I am running out of sticking plasters for all the spanner rash!

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[Emre]

Probably the rubber is fused to the metal.

Once you remove all the clamps, try it gently with a screwdriver to break up the seal. Once done, it'll just slide off.

[r33_racer]

you try twisting it left and right and holding it at a point for a lil while and let the built up tension try and twist itself off.

[MLCrisis]

Thanks for the tips, guys. At least I am not missing some special tool or technique, like a half-turn anti-clockwise whilst pushing left on the pipe, standing on one leg and humming "Tokyo's the town for me" or something.

Sunday arvo should be an interesting time.

I knew it would come down to judicious use of a screwdriver.

Cheers.

[my_gtr32]

Hi, had a similar problem. Squirt some WD40 etc under the hose. Then twist it off. Rember to clean all surfaces after. You don't want the hose slipping off the new IC.

Thanks for the tips, guys.  At least I am not missing some special tool or technique, like a half-turn anti-clockwise whilst pushing left on the pipe, standing on one leg and humming "Tokyo's the town for me" or something.

Sunday arvo should be an interesting time.

I knew it would come down to judicious use of a screwdriver.

Cheers.

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[MLCrisis]

Just a quick note to say I have finally fitted the R34 intercooler! Did it yesterday - taking full advantage of the public holiday. Judicious use of a screwdriver assisted removal of all hoses from pipes (they were sticking). Cooler went straight in. Even the shroud needed only minor modification to fit.

Net result appears to be more power - but difficult to say whether this is just an impression or not, without some form of measurement. Boost also appears to be slightly higher, although difficult to tell with just the standard gauge - but it would make sense, 'coz the pressure drop in the R34 cooler is less. Not driven it enough yet to work out if the boost is coming on earlier or not - only did a quick lap around the block.

Overall, very pleased. Thanks to you guys for the input.

Cheers.

[Mulkers]

Yeah, a couple of litres of crc or wd40 always does the trick