🔧 Industrial Power & Hand Tools: Constant Tension Band Hose Clamps Review

I used these to replace the worm gear belts. This is superior to worm gear bands as it is constantly self-adjusting to maintain pressure around the hose as it degrades and loses its original diameter. It's a bit of a hassle to work with, but once installed you know it's there and won't lose power if there is a leak. Check the OD of the hose to be clamped and make sure it is larger than the lower ID of this clamp but does not exceed the maximum OD. I used them on the Land Rover Discovery II…

First, if you have the space, carpenter clamps are the easiest and safest way to install. These clamps barely fit a 1.5" coolant hose. You need to fully compress it so that 1.5 inches will stretch. THIS WILL NOT WORK WITH AN EXPLOSION FITTING THAT REQUIRES 1.5" HOSE. Again, it will fit a 1.5" hose, NOT a flare fitting. Look elsewhere if your hose is larger than 1 .5" is. This listing should be flagged as false advertising. In terms of durability and construction, they are bulletproof. They will

This clamp will fit 1-3/4 inch OD hose, but barely . It basically opens exactly 1-3/4 inches at most. There is a tongue that can be ground down to allow it to open up a bit more. (See photo) You may want to wear safety goggles in case he slips away. from you. lol. So with my 1-3/4" OD hose on the plastic radiator fitting, it barely went in, and it had a very small flange and plenty of room to work with. I didn't even try on the motor end of the hose, where there was one There was a larger metal