How to remove old woven fuel filler hose...

[Elibomrod]

Hi,

Have the engine out and cleaning and painting the engine bay. As part of improvements I am changing the petrol tank main inlet hose.

I think that the hose is the original - the outside is woven with a jubilee clip holding it on.
The clips loosened fine but the hose won't budge.
Any suggestions...I am concerned using anything metal causing sparks and igniting any vapours.

My ideas are:
Levering off with plastic bike tyre leavers?
Or cut midway and peel away - but where does the debris go?

Forum search suggests details on replacement but not how to remove the old one...

Thoughts please...

 

[Andy_sheff]

Stanley knife slice ?

 

[gas1man]

Mind the fingers!!!!!!!!!!!
Could also squash in centre with mull grips to get leverage.

J & P

 

[Moseley]

If you start to slice from the petrol tank end, up the pipe, it will pop off once the tension on the tank hard-pipe is released.

 

[Clem]

Stanley knife slice ?

I do this.

 

[gninnam]

Stanley knife slice ?

I do this.

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