How do you guys secure the small vacuum hoses

[ertech]

Hi guys
How do you guys secure the small vacuum hoses? With small tyewraps?
Thanks

[cgarr]

Something like this:

[DSPTurtle]

Tie wraps work too.

[HawgRyder]

Heat shrink tubing.
Bob

[Walt Fricke]

Oetiker clamps are pretty cool. Porsche used them on pressurized lines. I use a tile nipper to squeeze them - much less expensive (and I had one already) than the prescribed tool.

However, I think I generally don't use anything on most of my vacuum hoses. Like the two on the SC distributor - they don't need any clamping. After all, the have a vacuum inside which is trying to squeeze (a little bit at the end anyway) the tube to the tube over which it is slipped.

However, where a line may be subject to pulling forces, a clamp may be in order. Or on the brake booster lines.

Hadn't thought of heat shrink - interesting.

[Ronnie's.930]

I've use tiny tie wraps on vacuum hoses on motorcycles and cars for over 20 years and have never had a problem doing so (like Turtle said, they work fine).

[proffighter]

Oetiker SS with inner sleeve (avoids damage at clamping area)

Easy to fit, durable, short said best for an application like that (and lightweight )



BTW @ Walt:

I used a crusher where I rounded the cutting edges...

[proffighter]

... And I prefer one like this rather than a sideways cutter, easier to find correct clamping force and no damage to the clamp due parallel clamping

[aquazulu2]

Originally Posted by HawgRyder

Heat shrink tubing.
Bob

Neat!.. Never thought of that either.

[Walt Fricke]

Roland - that looks like what I use.