In a message dated 9/18/03 4:56:34 AM, kdlewis_wasting_time@ACCESS4LESS.NET
writes:

<< I used an  Exacto knife with a long, slender blade to slice the hose under

the clamp. >>

This is a lot like stripping wire; you have to make absolutely certain that
you don't nick what is under the soft stuff.  Instead, I would be tempted to
carefully cut through the ferrule with a small, thin cutoff wheel mounted to a
die grinder.

George