Professional Tool And Equipment News - June 2020 - 38

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

Lang Tools

2-pc Hose Removal/
Installer Set

The Lang Tools 2-pc Hose Removal/Installer Set, No. 854,
features a rounded profile to reduce gouging and puncturing
of hose and mating connector. The two-piece hose removal
set includes a straight tip for pushing and a 150-degree tip
for pulling. For use on various hoses, such as radiator, heater,
turbo, and intake ducting. The set is made in the U.S.A.
Circle 149 on card, or enter at "e-inquiry"
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This reviewer says the tool saves
his shop both time and money.
by Tyler Fussner, Assistant Editor

THE REVIEW:

ose removal and installation can be tricky. More so,
removing a hose without
damaging it and subsequently having
to replace the hose is something all
technicians strive for when performing such a service. Clay Koon, owner of
Diesel Medic in Booneville, Mississippi,
says that the Lang Tools 2-pc Hose
Removal/Installer Set, No. 854, can
remove a wide variety of hoses without
causing damage.
Koon says that using the Lang Tools
2-pc Hose Removal/Installer Set is faster
than previous methods of hose removal
he has seen in the past. "Many times, a
guy will stick a screwdriver in there and
try to pry up on [the hose], and what will
end up happening is they'll end up tearing the hose. These (the Lang Tools Hose
Removal/Installers) prevent that from
happening," Koon says. "They break the
suction from the hose and the connector
and you're able to pull [the hose] off."
Not only is using the Lang Tools
set faster, but it is also more efficient,
as it does not damage the hose being
removed. "The big benefit is you don't

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tear the hose," Koon says. "It
saves time and money because
you don't have to replace hoses
that were torn up during the
repair job."
Koon uses both pieces of
the Hose Removal/Installer
Set to safely and efficiently
remove radiator hoses,
charge air cooler hoses,
heater hoses, and "pretty
much anything that slides
over a barb-type fitting."
Koon says the set
arrived at Diesel Medic
in a carboard box, no
manual included - and
none needed. "It's just like
pulling a screwdriver out
of a toolbox drawer. There
are no parts to assemble.
You just grab it and you're
ready to go to work,"
he says.
Koon's favorite feature of the tool
are the striking caps on the end of the
handles, something he utilizes on the
straight tool particularly. "One of them

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is straight, for hoses that are
facing you. If [the hose] is really tight, you can take a hammer and tap [the striking cap]
and [the tool] will slide itself
between the rubber and the
coupling," Koon says.
When asked if there was
anything he disliked or
would change about the
tool, Koon replied, "I mean,
they're perfect. I wouldn't
change anything about
them ... this is just getting
picky, but maybe a soft-grip
version that had a rubber
cover over the handle. But
as far as the functionality
of the tool, I give it a 10 out
of 10."
Koon says he will continue to use the Lang
Tools 2-pc Hose Removal/
Installer Set at his shop for clean
hose removal services, and closed his
review stating, "They designed the tool,
they did their homework, and they got
it right."

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