STOP Using Hose Clamps WRONG - LEARN A BETTER WAY

Leaking hoses can cause damage & even wreck an engine. Learn a better way to make LEAK FREE CONNECTIONS with the SMARTEST CLAMPS on the PLANET

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[MattBuilds]

Here on the east coast in Canada those clamps rust and crack then hose leakes. Screw style has always lasted for me being use stainless ones

[ludedakid]

Sadly I’ve seen plenty of those spring clamps leak if they are old and you move them and then don’t put them back in the exact same position.

[beejay]

Not recommended for Diesel engines on boats, per ABYC H-33.10.e.4; “clamps depending solely on the spring tension of the metal shall not be used”

[Burn]

Literally everything he's saying has been the exact opposite in my 20 years experience...

[chrishernandez]

I must be the minority. Ive always used those worm gear clamps and have never had issues.

[pk-somj]

Happy to correct you on this one. I’m a mechanic with over 20 years experience. Those hose clamps are used primarily for one reason and one reason only, speed when fitting in an assembly line.
Not only are they a nightmare to remove in tricky places it gets even harder when old hoses swell and yes those clamps do lose their tension over time. Unless you line them up with the indentation they leave in the hose when re fitting guess what? They leak!
The majority of the time if a hose has leaked or is leaking after fitting a clamp it’s due to the older hose being hard and is because of the hose not being soft enough to seal around fitting and then it is relying 100 percent on just the tension of the clamp.
Fact is I have NEVER had a correctly tensioned clamp on a good condition hose leak. I will always replace the this style of clamp whenever I have to remove them.

[thepaperboy]

Not sure how "new" spring clamps can be when they've been in use in cars/motorcycles/vehicles for over 4 decades.

[eddievilla]

WOW! I have a 1986 B250 Dodge van and could not find a coolant leak. When it was hot NO LEAK, but once it sat over night I would see a small amount of coolant on the ground, very frustrating.😫 Thank you, so much for your video. 👍

[willstikken]

A few things to mention about this video, you will need to have some fairly significant temperature deltas and rates of change for this adjustability to make any discernable difference. Their use by OEM's has more to do with their speed of install than their temperature compensating or maintainability traits. These clamps do work harden over time and will lose their effectiveness while looking perfectly fine. They are also reliant on the hoses themselves being in good condition as an old hard hose that has taken a set will often not clamp properly when reinstalled with these types of clamps.

One benefit of screw clamps that stood out from the video is that you can replace them without having to break the seal on whatever hose you're working with, simply unscrew them all the way and slip them over the hose.

Also, some of the "cons" of screw clamps are overstated. If a moron overtightens a clamp to the point of breaking a part they have accomplished something unusual and special. If this has happened to you it might be a fluke, if it has happened to you repeatedly then consider the possibility that you may be a moron.

[darkreno]

Be careful with these clamps they can fly across the room at 30mph if you don’t handle it right lol

[areyouundoingthatorwhat]

Having spent the last nearly forty years in the motor trade I can assure you that most of what's stated in this video is nonsense or completely wrong, spring clamps are used by manufacturers because they are cheap and allow for quicker assembly.

[thekeeling]

I was a professional mechanic for over ten years, I've never had an issue with the worm style clamp

[livewireblanco]

I'm still going to use worm gear clamps...🙃

[DO]

Had a hose leaking on my coolant surge tank that wouldn't seal with a spring clamp. The solution was a worm clamp. My experience has been opposite of this video. I have never had success reusing spring clamps but I reuse worm clamps successfully all the time.

[lauraparker]

Holy B.S. this is a prime example of a shool trained technician.

[averyalexander]

Another significant benefit of spring clamps is that they remove most of the user error aspect of installation. As long as the spring clamp is past the end of the hose fitting, it's good to go. But with worm drive clamps, there's the user error aspect of people undertightening or more often overtightening them and ending up with leaks, damage to the hose, and/or damage to the fitting.

[jimmyb]

Ironically, I was so frustrated with constant tension clamps that I switched them all out for the old fashioned hose clamps 🤦🏻

[rfunk]

I've used the old style screw hose clips for over 50 years on my cars, bikes and boats and have never had one fail or lead, and I've never seen one turn bright "RED" as you mentioned.

[mhinkson-airbridge]

It's about time someone mentioned this. I've known this for a while and seen guys use the worm drive style and tell them to use the automotive ones you talk about. They don't listen and just keep complaining about their car leaking or radiator fitting breaking. Course I can't judge too much, I was clueless at first too. I'm really glad you're here to tell everyone.

[adamballinger]

I rip all of those " smart" clamps off and use stainless worm gear clamps .The only reason those " smart clamps are used is for ease and speed of assembly . This tool has probably never turned a wrench.