Pliers for Fuel Hoses

[Merkava_4]

What are your favorite pliers for manipulating STIHL 3.1mm x 5.7mm fuel hose into place?

Serrated or Smooth Jaws?

 

[singinwoodwackr]

What are your favorite pliers for manipulating STIHL 3.1mm x 5.7mm fuel hose into place?

Serrated or Smooth Jaws?

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Old, serrated needle nose pliers or hemostat

 

[Merkava_4]

Old, serrated needle nose pliers or hemostat

Aren't you afraid of damaging the hose with the serrations?

I see the imprints in the rubber from the serrations and cringe.

The other day I had no choice though. There was no way to get those hoses on with just my fingers.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Aren't you afraid of damaging the hose with the serrations?

I see the imprints in the rubber from the serrations and cringe.

The other day I had no choice though. There was no way to get those hoses on with just my fingers.

Finesse is your friend. Don’t squeeze so hard
I’m also using nearly worn out pliers so the serrations are about gone.

 

[jacob j.]

You can grind an arc into each jaw of old needle-nose pliers to make them less prone to scarring up the hose.

Stihl has a special tool like that for working the oiler hose kits on the 034/036, 064, and 084 saws.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

You can grind an arc into each jaw of old needle-nose pliers to make them less prone to scarring up the hose.

Stihl has a special tool like that for working the oiler hose kits on the 034/036, 064, and 084 saws.

Garage sale pliers, $2. Modified…

 

[EFSM]

Twist the line to break it loose from the fitting before pulling.