Regulator Servicing - Hose O Ring Tool

[Zeke XA3]

Hey guys, im begining to have huge troubles extracting the O-Rings from the end of the regulator hoses. I used to have a very small sharp pick that was great for getting these out. However it has begun to bend and the mm or so that has been lost to the bend means that sometimes it take several minutes of digging before i can extract an O Ring or worse, last time i actually threw away a good hose purely because i could not extract the O Ring to replace it as part of a service.

Does anyone have any tricks or special picks they use to get this particular O Ring out?

 

[Fishpie]

The picks with the double bend like the 3rd one in this set....
Snap-on Tools 4 Piece Mini Pick Set Black Handle # ASA204A | eBay
....work well for the hose o ring as well as the small o ring in piston regs and balance chamber o ring for diaphragm 1st stages.

 

[redacted]

This one is my favorite for the job you are doing: O'ring Pick, Double Hook, Plastic Handle

But all the picks in the full set get some use.

 

[Zeke XA3]

This one is my favorite for the job you are doing: O'ring Pick, Double Hook, Plastic Handle

But all the picks in the full set get some use.

Just living outside the US makes scuba tools very expensive to buy from! Think ill order the set Fishpie has suggested to check out as well.

 

[Fishpie]

I haven't tried these:
Stanley 4 Piece Pick & Hook Set Angle,90°,Straight | eBay
.....but look the same but doesn't have the Snap On name and will be less expensive.

 

[Scared Silly]

Those on ebay are huge and are not going to work very well overall. The ones from Scubatools work really well. But I agree with Scubatools and their shipping (to get around it ship the order to someone in the USA and have them ship it to you - works best for large orders). I also use this pick:

Plastic O-ring Pick, Piranha Dive Manufacturing

Which being plastic I can root around all I want and not damage the reg.

 

[Fishpie]

....they're not that big, just a little bit bigger than the dentist type.
I've been using the Snap On set for 10 years and haven't had an o ring defeat me.
Actually the only 2 that I use are the right angle and the one with the double bend.

 

[Peter_C]

I haven't tried these:
Stanley 4 Piece Pick & Hook Set Angle,90°,Straight | eBay
.....but look the same but doesn't have the Snap On name and will be less expensive.

Harbor Freight sells a pick set for less than $2.00, but they have 1/10th the quality of a Snap-on pick. Snap-on's break often when abused, but do have that warranty for life if you can find a tool dealer to work with.

 

[Kunundrum]

Sometime for some stubborn O-Rings I can't grab easily I cut with a hobby knife and pull out with a pair of tweezers.

 

[Couv]

For removing an o-ring to be discarded, I find curved hemostats the easiest tool to use.

O-Ring Picks - Forceps - Northeast Scuba Supply