ELECTROLUX OLYMPIA ONE HOSE

Question

HI,I'VE REPLACE THE OLD HOSE WITH A NEW ONE. I'M USING THE ORIGINAL HANDLE. I WANT TO USE THE VINYL SHEATH THAT'S JUST BEHIND THE HANDLE ELECTROLUX NO LONGER USES. OBVIOUSLY WHEN ELECTROLUX MANUFACTURED THE HOSE THEY PUT IT ON BEFORE STAMPING THE METAL/PLASTIC ENDS ON. ANY IDEAS? CAN I REMOVE ONE OF THE ENDS WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE HOSE?