[TR] Crappy Clamps

[TR250Driver at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/28/2008 9:06:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
standardtriumph at btinternet.com writes:

Absolutely none of those crappy bent wire hose clamps that knacker the  hoses 
in three nano-seconds! 
I've specified worm drive type on the grounds  that if they were good enough 
for Rolls Royce, Aston 
Martin, Jaguar and a  few others - they're good enough for me :) What's more, 
if the car does appear  
with them in place when I first meet it, they'll be coming off immediately  :)
 
John,
You mean those famous super grip clamps? I might agree with you on this  one 
and take the 1 pt per clamp, 10 pt total deduction maximum per  car too. 
Especially problematic are all the new manufacture ones.   They don't seem to be 
the right size as original to me.  They always  seem too small or too large and 
slightly different than the  originals.   Anyone else notice this?
 
 Mark my restoration guy had one of the heater hoses on the 3B  double 
clamped with a worm gear clamp for the super grip had bottomed out  without sealing 
the hose. He told me that I could take it off it I wanted  but watch it.  That 
could be and option for you on the Stag.   :) 
 
Cheers,
Darrell





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