Corbin Hose Clamp Kit, Who Makes the Best?
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Who makes the best Kit? I have bought a few kits over the years and some were junk - thin in cross section and didn't grip the hose well enough to prevent leakage.
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Re: Corbin Hose Clamp Kit, Who Makes the Best?
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Here's the problem with the repro Corbin clamps that have been on the market for a few decades, they're fine repros of the originals, very exact, and that's the problem, because it's the hose manufactures have unfortunately decreased the wall thickness of most OEM/aftermarket/reproduction hoses reducing the O.D., this results in a clamp that can't adequately clamp the hose onto a nipple resulting in leaks or blowing off under pressure, squeezing the clamp smaller before install to make it "tighter" only eggs the clamp, defeating it design/purpose and still causing leaks, so the clamp gets a bad rap, rather than the hose....
I've found the best alternative is to size the exact clamp I need for the job, unfortunately the repro clamp kits are at best only 50% usable on newer aftermarket/repro hoses, so after some digging many many years ago I found the Corbin clamps supplied by McMaster Carr to fill the void, the fit/finish (correct yellow zinc) offered is indistinguishable from OEM, and the sizes are many, much more than the aftermarket kits offer, yes you'll need to buy some bilk, individual clamps aren't sold, but many of us have multiple cars or friends that could benefit from a bulk buy, sometimes the total cost of a bulk buy depending on what you need costs the same as 1 aftermarket kit to fit just 1 vehicle....plus good to have extras on hand
Mike G
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Re: Corbin Hose Clamp Kit, Who Makes the Best?
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Who makes the best Kit? I have bought a few kits over the years and some were junk - thin in cross section and didn't grip the hose well enough to prevent leakage. whats the application. I MIGHT have some sets left over from when I carried them if I do, pay postage and a set is yours
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Re: Corbin Hose Clamp Kit, Who Makes the Best?
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GTX - Thanks for the offer. It's for a 1971 Big Block.
1970 Superbird 440 Six BBL, 4-Speed, Dana, FJ5 1969 Daytona Charger 440 4-Speed, Dana, EV2 1971 340 Challenger Conv. Flemington Speedway Pace Car, FC7 1970 340 Six Pack Callenger T/A 4-speed T8 Tan 1971 340 Challenger RT Formal Roof, EV2 w/ V2 Stripe & Orange Houndstooth 1969 Talladega Torino, 428CJ 1969 Gurney Special Cyclone Spoiler II, 351 Cleveland
"Id rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" Ben Franklin 1755
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Re: Corbin Hose Clamp Kit, Who Makes the Best?
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Mike - very informative post.
1970 Superbird 440 Six BBL, 4-Speed, Dana, FJ5 1969 Daytona Charger 440 4-Speed, Dana, EV2 1971 340 Challenger Conv. Flemington Speedway Pace Car, FC7 1970 340 Six Pack Callenger T/A 4-speed T8 Tan 1971 340 Challenger RT Formal Roof, EV2 w/ V2 Stripe & Orange Houndstooth 1969 Talladega Torino, 428CJ 1969 Gurney Special Cyclone Spoiler II, 351 Cleveland
"Id rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" Ben Franklin 1755
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Re: Corbin Hose Clamp Kit, Who Makes the Best?
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I have some left over sets
PM me an address and I'll send you a set . non air car I assume ?
call it a late ,,,or maybe early christmas present Hi, If you have another set for a 70 Big Block non AC car. I would like to buy a set from you. Happy to pay and cover shipping to 33556. Thanks Matt
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