Sometimes I wonder what the hell people were thinking when they designed vehicles.
These engineers must hate mechanics i swear.
These engineers must hate mechanics i swear.
CK5
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Hose Clamp Pliers
- Thread starter hunterguy86
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On many vehicles,you cannot access the clamps with anything BUT those cable type pliers!...the car makers have sadistically located many upper and lower radiator and heater hoses connections in impossible to reach (or even SEE) places ,where you cant get a screwdriver or socket on a regular worm gear hose clamp on one to tighten or loosen one.......................................................................................................personally I hate the springy type clamps,they dont hold tight enough sometimes,and more than one I have seen rust and fly off,allowing the hose to pop right off....they can fly out of the pliers and stick in your eye too,if your not careful....but you have no choice but to use them on many vehicles.....its just another step backwards adopted by car makers IMO...to make servivcing them a real nutcracker for the average backyard shadtree mchanic...forcing you to buy another "special tool"...
Actually they are a step forward. They keep tight. I worked for Interstate Power Systems for three years. We were a Detroit Diesel Distributor. We were always fixing cold water leaks because some dip **** had replaced a spring type hose clamp with a worm screw clamp. A worm screw clamp is an inferior clamp.
Martin
Engineers dislike leaks, so they come up with better designs to prevent leaks. They don't care if they are not as user friendly as long as it does its intended job better.
Martin
what works good for me with the spring type hose clamps is a needle nose vice grip.
