Re: [FWDLK] Gettng hosed, & wired!

[Eastern Sierra Adjustment Services <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

To each is own originality; I've had my car's Corbin's (didn't know that 
they had a formal name--before I got my
special wrenches, I just called them 'muthers'.) ....installed for many 
trouble-free decades.

Now :  I call them NICE, to remove & maneuver, as necessary.

I think that Gary Goers sells them.

We've all got our war-stories, but if the Corbins were all that bad, 
then they would be just another defamation,
like our car's interiors' durability, and their bodies'  fitment & 
rustability.

If no one beats me to it, I'll post a pic of the Corbin's special 
ratchet-wrench, in operation, manana.

Neil Vedder




Wayne Graefen wrote:
> Multiple Corbin clamp problems and my solution:
>
>     * Corbin clamps are not readily available over the counter at
>       almost all parts houses.
>     * Corbin clamps are supposed to be single time use.  Never reused.
>     * We home mechanics can't keep quantities on hand.
>     * The parts house Corbin hose clamp tools will not squeeze the
>       Corbin clamp tightly enough to remove it over a swollen hose.  I
>       keep my air grinder handy for Corbin removal!  The professional
>       grade Corbin tools are better than the cheapies but not ideal.
>     * There is no visual way of knowing a Corbin is properly sized to
>       the need at hand.  They are not labeled and they come in a
>       variety of color finishes today with no code explanation of what
>       they are intended to fit.  Once out of the packaging they are
>       all guesses as to what they will hold tight.
>     * When John Lazenby and I stocked some Corbins and advertised them
>       to the 300 clubs, we received one order in several years.
>
> My solution once was to use quality screw down hose clamps always 
> available at the parts houses.  Those available in name brands 
> today have slipped in quality compared to what they were over the 
> years.  And the cheaper ones are absolute junk.
>  
> Norma /Torro hose clamps are used in all high end production cars 
> built in the world from Audi to Mercedes, BMW, Rolls, Jaguar, Ferrari, 
> Lambo, etc., etc.  The only US car I'm aware of using them from the 
> factory is the Holden-based Pontiac GTO.  Read fully about them here:  
>  http://www.abaofamerica.com/PDF/NORMA-Torro.pdf
> They say "Norma" and have a millimeter sizing range on them. 
>  
> In my mind Norma clamps are vastly superior to our common screw drive 
> or Corbin clamps.  I have never had one strip or fail and that 
> includes occasional extremely abusive non-automotive applications.  
> Yes, they cost a little more.  What is an engine worth?
>  
> My 300F Special lost a Corbin heater hose when it was two years old 
> probably because it had been off and reinstalled.  That destroyed the 
> car's original cylinder heads and caused a partial motor rebuild.  I 
> can be an absolute stickler for 100% authenticity and appreciate those 
> who adhere to that standard but I have NO Corbin clamps on any vehicle 
> I own.
>  
> Wayne
>
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