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How do you loosen the hose clamp on intake?!

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Old Jul 17, 2003 | 11:51 AM
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Question How do you loosen the hose clamp on intake?!

how do i loosen or unlatch the hose clamp on the intakes...i want to be able to put it back on also...
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Old Jul 17, 2003 | 12:53 PM
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Use a small flat blade screwdriver in the little "window" and rotate the screwdriver and pull up some. At least on my '03, it took a bit more force than I expected.
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put the screwdriver in that 1 inch long slit? or where it curves up and there is gap

-there is 10 other normal damn clamps they had to use the craziest lookin one i've seen

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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 12:26 AM
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No the little flat bump area.
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