I have one of the special tools. It uses a ratchet driven screw to drive two
fingers apart to open the clips. Work very well.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jim Felder
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 8:00 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design

> There is a special tool for those spring clamps.
>
>>
>>>
>>> It's called a come-along. Put one hook on a c-clip, the other on a
convenient body or suspension part, and start cranking. Shield your eyes.
Hopefully you can replace them with something else, or do as I did and throw
them away since I was putting the Jetta engine that had them into a Vanagon.

Not only to you need special tools (steel wedges) you need a magic wand to
make room to swing the hammer that it will take to drive them.

Ugh.

Jim