How to remove Fuel Vent Hose

[BewWoo]

So a mouse chewed a hole in my fuel vent hose right where it meets the fuel pump under the rear seat. I ordered a new hose from BMW but now I am having no luck feeding the old hose out of the narrow passage into the passenger rear wheel area. Any advice??? The harder I pull, the more it Chinese-Finger-Traps on me.

[Vtec?lol]

soapy water. lube it up real good.
Push until you can push it anymore and then pull.

If that doesn't work, run a wire hangar through it. Knot on the opposite side you are pulling this way you can pull the hangar and the hose at the same time eliminating the chinese effect.

[jlevie]

While it is barely possible to replace that hose with the tank mounted, the chances of success are slim. Once the tank has been dropped it becomes trivially easy.