Hose Clamps

[Mike67]

Either I guess... As long as it's the correct range... IIRC, when I bought mine I think mine were at the bottom of the range and was worried about how tight it would get.... They sucked up tighter than a banjo spring!

 

[Ranger16]

I like those not only because they work good, they also look good.

So I hate to ask a stupid question, but how exactly DO they work? While I have seen them, I don't know the mechanics of how they do what they do.

 

[superfragl]

They work same way as heat shrink tubing does. You slide it over the hose and use a heat gun or a torch. Clamping power is outstanding.

 

[Malicious]

No one else use T-Clamps? they are the best, easy, reusable and spread the clam loading beautifully. I mount them upside down, so the bolt is on the bottom, then all you have is a polished band showing. I'll try and post up a pic tonight.

 

[Lionized]

No one else use T-Clamps? they are the best, easy, reusable and spread the clam loading beautifully. I mount them upside down, so the bolt is on the bottom, then all you have is a polished band showing. I'll try and post up a pic tonight.

Purty!

 

[Ranger16]

WOW! That thing looks like it could be used on an oil pipeline joint.

 

[khryslerkid]

I see they're made in Australia. Do you know who carries them?

 

[texas69bee]

I see they're made in Australia. Do you know who carries them?

Ebay

 

[Malicious]

Here's a couple of pics, sorry for the poor quality. Couldn't get them small enough for the heater hose unfortunately, but I'm keeping my eye out for some smaller ones.

You should be able to get them from auto or plumbing stores. Very easy to find here. Other wise a lot of turbo guys call them 'intercooler clamps', so maybe your local ricer shop? They go for about $5 here, shoudl be cheaper state side I'd image.

 

[67GTX440]

I had a wire type allow a heater hose to blow off the firewall of my Viper and blow antifreeze everywhere. All over the engine compartment, into the right sidepipe and sidepipe insulation. The local Viper Tech was driving it when it happened. They told me this had happened when I picked it up, but not to worry, they had detailed the car (I think this meant they hosed the engine and body off). The Viper Tech had replaced it with a band clamp.

Driving the car home it reeked of antifreeze and smoke rolled out of the antifreeze soaked insulation covering the sidepipe at every stoplight. I had to remove the sidepipe and replace the insulation and the smell never really went away for months.

It has been band clamps for me ever since. The C-clamps are good for plastic radiators that expand and contract. The first recall on my Hellcat was for a radiator clamp that was blowing off and causing the newly released 2015's to loose all their coolent. The recall fix was a band clamp.

I had a bitch of a time replacing the lower radiator hose on my 67 GTX a few weeks back. It took forever with a band clamp where it goes into the engine, and I had to remove the power steering, alternator and AC drive belts, but I don't think I could have ever got it done with a wire clamp without removing the power steering pump. There is absolutely no access for a wire clamp tool. I was able to get it done by undoing the band clamp and threading it around the new hose on the fitting and working mostly by feel instead of sight.

 

[WileE]

I've done hoses countless number of times over the years, with hose-clamp pliers, it shouldn't take more than 30 seconds and nothing has to be disconnected.

 

[aldal]

No one else use T-Clamps? they are the best, easy, reusable and spread the clam loading beautifully. I mount them upside down, so the bolt is on the bottom, then all you have is a polished band showing. I'll try and post up a pic tonight.

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