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Steve. My mechanics use cable ties in most of those locations. Clamps are only used where they need to be per design. After all, the clamps are there only to avoid the lines moving around and chafing itself useless. This can be done with cable ties the same way or even much better. You use two cable ties to attach something. One tie loops around the steel tube or where ever you want something attached to, the other loops through the first tie and holds the cable, line or what ever. That way the connection is tight, but flexible. It can't go any better. Don't tie your stuff with only one cable tie- you might create a chafing point right there. Hartmut ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ercoupe tech" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 8:23 AM Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] working with padded clamps > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > I imagine I an not alone in this. My forney has about a > kazillion (this is a canadian metic measurement) padded clamps holding > control cables, fuel hoses and everything else. In many cases > these clamps attach to other clamps, and in the case of my fuel hoses > to and from the fuel pump, I have each hose clamped, and then a third > clamp to the engine mount. > > Of course that means compressing about three spring clamps all at once, while > trying to insert a screw and then put the nut on while holding the > tongue at the right angle, then watching the entire assembly launch into > space when you fail to get the nut on the first try. > > I would be interested in hearing some tricks others might use to > get these assemblies together with a minimum of fuss. > > Last night, as I contemplated by fruitless work of the previous evening it > occured to me that using some plain machine nuts, and assembling one clamp > at a time, with a nut in between, would work. > > Other thoughts would be much appreciated, as I don't think my blood pressure > can take this much longer. > > Steve Finkelman > C-FIWR > > > > ========================================================================== == == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ > > > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
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