Oetiker Clamps
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 10:45 am
Oetiker clamps are often seen in original factory installation of hoses on outboard engines, particularly in engines made by BRP.
Oetiker clamps are one-time use clamps. They are pinched together with a special tool. They are loosened by carefully releasing or cutting the clamp in a manner that avoids causing any damage to the hose it clamps upon.
The manual pincer tool is Oetiker 14100082 Standard Jaw and is available for a modest cost of about $20. See
http://www.amazon.com/Oetiker-14100082- ... B00375LRKC
You can also buy a kit with the tool and a nice assortment of clamps for about $45. See
http://www.amazon.com/Oetiker-18500060- ... B008L4874S
Removal of an Oetiker clamp is demonstrated in a nice, short recorded presentation linked below:
https://youtu.be/hii041PCN8M
For Oetiker clamps that do not have the locking mechanism as part of the band, the band must be cut in two at the point where the band is raised above the hose, at the pinched area.
Oetiker clamps are one-time use clamps. They are pinched together with a special tool. They are loosened by carefully releasing or cutting the clamp in a manner that avoids causing any damage to the hose it clamps upon.
The manual pincer tool is Oetiker 14100082 Standard Jaw and is available for a modest cost of about $20. See
http://www.amazon.com/Oetiker-14100082- ... B00375LRKC
You can also buy a kit with the tool and a nice assortment of clamps for about $45. See
http://www.amazon.com/Oetiker-18500060- ... B008L4874S
Removal of an Oetiker clamp is demonstrated in a nice, short recorded presentation linked below:
https://youtu.be/hii041PCN8M
For Oetiker clamps that do not have the locking mechanism as part of the band, the band must be cut in two at the point where the band is raised above the hose, at the pinched area.