Cliffs51

Yeah I think you have to put them on when the outside temperature is between 80 and 90 degrees too

whopper

sleeper

Anyone remember the "tower clamps" used long ago ? They were designed to pull a true circle with even pressure.

Cat Man- I have those type clamps on my Zero Turn Mower when I converted the air filter to the Donaldson 2 stage system.. They can easily be found on eBay.

Cat Man HHR

If using these clamps sometimes I will wrap electrical tape around the clamp area first. It prevents the clamp from digging into the rubber of the hose.

Lonwane

Hey Whopper, I think I know that guy.

2manyvans

Tower Clamps- I remember them. Galvanized steel . Back in the day ,when they were rusted, you got a long screwdriver, put through it and twist like heck. It'll come apart ... But I did use them on my 69 GMC van last year...John

Cat Man HHR

Tower clamps were a very good idea.
Point the bolt where you wanted it and tighten.
How many I tried to save when loosening them to reuse.
The square nut was always rusted.
Didn't use a rust bust like Kroil, only used the miracle fluid. WD40.

sleeper

John- Yep, that's them.. Very important for correct resto of that era..

Cat Man- Yep they were great till ya needed to remove them... LOL
I think Kroil would have done the trick on them.

And I have used electrical tape on a hose prior to adding a cheap worm drive clamp too..

Greybeard999

What bugs me about hose clamps in general is when I have to remove one and can't for the life of me figure out how the previous guy tightened it when I can't get any tool on it from any angle.


Like... How the @*&#$ did this guy put this thing on here.

sleeper

I like to hide the worm drive. Makes for a cleaner look, just seeing the solid band, & I cut off the excess so that is gone from sight as well.