Ever had to change the heater hose?!?

[Brit01]

It's been 5 years since I have done my aveo's heater hose replace, but from what I recall.. do what BlueBird94 says, including pulling the starter.

chuck

Is it worth getting one of these special pliers?
Took me forever to remove the small hose from underneath the throttle body to the thermostat the other day.
I can foresee myself having issues with the other hoses underneath.
Do they work well?