Marine hardware for Audis

[Donald Lamond]

It's after midnight but you really got a chuckle out of me with your line
about marinas and Audi dealers.

Thanks for the reply and the information,

Donald

84  4Ks

cobram at juno.com wrote:

> Donald Lamond <dlam119 at bellsouth.net> writes:
>
> > The cause was attributed to the through cut of the worm gear hose
> > clamp which would in time, due to the vibration, cut through the hose.
>
> Wurth, Worlpac, foreign parts stores et.al all sell the "German" style
> hose clamps, which are stainless and have raised wedges (NOT cut through
> like el-cheapo clamps).  These clamps are the only kind any 4N mechanic
> would use, and the only kind I've ever used.  As with all hose clamps,
> they should be replaced whenever you're changing a component they're
> fixing to the engine.
>
> I've never seen "normal" hose clamps with the cut slots cause a hose to
> fail, maybe those boys on the fishing boats are a bit Ham Fisted and
> tighten the hell out of them.  When you try and really overtighten the
> "raised wedge" type hose clamp, it'll slide and strip so you can't
> overtighted it like the "regular" cut clamps.
>
> Boat supply companies.........these are the few places that make Audi
> Dealer prices look reasonable!
>
> BCNU,
> Cobram at Juno.Com
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/index.html
>
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