Hey everybody,
I removed air box and got to the lower radiator hose and ran into my first dilemma. The hose clamp (corbin tension style) is oriented up with no way to get a wrench from either the bottom or top. Is there another way to get the hose off of the water pump? Can I pry it off?
Mill

 

You have to rotate that clamp and get it off, other wise you'll have a hell of a time removing the hose.

If it's possible, try to remove the pump with the hose still on it. I've had to do that before on other cars/trucks.

JR

 

Ugh. Any ideas on how to rotate the clamp without a wrench?
Mill

 

Leave the bottom rad hose attached to the pump and remove it at the rad.

 

Last time I had mine off, I used a really long pair of cheap curved needle nose pliers from Harbor Freight to get on those tabs, and I went at it from underneath the truck where I could see what I was doing. I was able to squeeze the tabs enough to walk the clamp down to where I could wiggle the hose off.

 

 

got it, thanks. that tool would have come in handy earlier.
Mill