David
  I'm not looking in the engine compartment now, but, if the clamps in
question are single loop spring steel, you can make a tool by grinding
a groove in a set of ordinary pliers. Grind in both sides so the spring
settles in the groove when you compress (open)
it.
On Saturday, April 2, 2005, at 10:00  PM, Automatic digest processor
wrote:

> Date:    Sat, 2 Apr 2005 13:04:41 -0800
> From:    David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
> Subject: Where do I get a hose clamp removal tool?
>
> Aaarrgh!  I've had it with vice grips!  Does anyone know if there is a
> tool
> that exists specifically designed to be used with the VW spring loaded
> hose
> clamps?  If it exists, where do I get it from?
>
> Cheers!
> David Marshall
>