bomb replacement ramblings

[Kneale Brownson]

When I replaced all the rubber in the engine bay of my 200q20v last summer,
I found half the OEM hose clamps very difficult to work and a couple that
had to be broken off.  Steel screw in the stainless assembly.  So I went to
West Marine and bought very expen$ive nonperforated bands with stainless
screws.  They had reasonably priced perforated bands, but the nonperforated
ones don't tend to cut into the hose as much.

At 09:13 PM 10/18/2004 -0400, Ameer Antar wrote:
>

 As for the clamp, you 
>really have to replace them especially for a clamp that close to the ground. 
>All-stainless marine grade clamps are best, but the OEM type are also nice 
>b/c they don't have slots cut into the band, so they don't cut into the 
>rubber when you tighten them up. The problem w/OE is the screws are zinc 
>coated and don't last in the cold climates. The banjo bolt comes in the kit 
>for the high-pressure hose from the hydraulic pump.
>
>-Ameer
>
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