Probably a bit late for Fallkraut, but for anyone else having the same problem, as I did, you can actually free the pump without undoing that clip. Lots of twisting, wiggling and pulling and it comes free. I really, really wish I'd known this before spending an hour trying to get that damn clip off one-handed and by touch alone.

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