where to get stock style radiator hose clamps
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Wow, I would send you some if I could find them. I remove those from about every car once I remove hoses for a reason. I hate those things (I am too lazy to use the proper pliers on the clamps, and slidelocks or lineman's pliers are a pain.
I bet the J/Y has tons of them lying on the ground, etc. Not sure where to get new ones (never looked). I bet someone can send you some (I cant be the only one who hates them).
Good luck.
I bet the J/Y has tons of them lying on the ground, etc. Not sure where to get new ones (never looked). I bet someone can send you some (I cant be the only one who hates them).
Good luck.
mo_dingo
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mo_dingo said:
I run all of the worm gear 'standard' hose clamps, but they are pretty ****ty quality. I am thinking that the spring style is a better clamp. The spring style clamp can adapt to the changing diamater of the radiator nipple due to temperature variations and thus heat expansion/contraction. I first got this thought last winter (it gets well below freezing around here) and I had a leak from my lower radiator hose connection. The clamp was looser than I had originally tightened it. I though that this may be due to the nipple slighty contracing and thus loosing the clamp force. A spring style clamp would account for this.
I also don't like the way that the worm clamps dig into the hose.
And I believe that if Ford uses them, while it may be mainly driven by reduced assembly time and error prevention, I'm sure that they feel that they are reliable since they have to deal with warranty claims.
Are these known to be of poor quality/reliability? Or is it just an erronous public perception, due to them being 'stock', and with the worm gear style such a standard and traditional part?
Is there a better option (at a reasonable price) than these two?
Rick
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Rick, I think they are a fine clamp. Like I said before, they are just a royal PITA to use, esp if some retard slid the clamp around so you cant get anything on the tangs to loose it (esp if the hose is vulcanized).
I think your logic (to me) is sound - they should work great. I just dont know where to get them. I would sorta think with as small a Coefficient of expansion as most metal has, that the supple rubber would make up for the difference (regarding the leak issue).
As an aside, I think I have seen (online) a band clamp for hoses, which looks cool (sort of like an exhaust band clamp, which is also a cool idea). But it would not eat into the hose and might seal more uniformly.
Good luck bud.
I think your logic (to me) is sound - they should work great. I just dont know where to get them. I would sorta think with as small a Coefficient of expansion as most metal has, that the supple rubber would make up for the difference (regarding the leak issue).
As an aside, I think I have seen (online) a band clamp for hoses, which looks cool (sort of like an exhaust band clamp, which is also a cool idea). But it would not eat into the hose and might seal more uniformly.
Good luck bud.
94_Teal_GT
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www.cjponyparts.com They have the wire type and the band type that HISSIN50 mentioned.
P/N HW209-HW213 for the band type, only up to 2" though.
P/N HW298-HW301 for wire type(not what you were looking for, but not worm gear type either).
P/N HW209-HW213 for the band type, only up to 2" though.
P/N HW298-HW301 for wire type(not what you were looking for, but not worm gear type either).
The stock radiator hose clamps are Rotor Clip CBT-47 available from McMaster Carr part number 7329K18. If a smaller one is needed on some V6 engine side is CBT-46. Hard to find but used on polaris snow mobiles. You must put them back on hose in the same grooves or they will leak. On a fresh hose this will not matter. Mc Master carr next sizes down is equal to CBT-44 or CBT-42.
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