Do you guys still use the rover type hose clamps or have you repalced them with the screw down type? Mine are still the rover type and they are a freakin' PIA to get off.

 

Hi,

I always change my clamps, using NAPA's best, everytime I have to take one of 'those' OEM clamps off...........

C'ya,

 

I have the Rover clamps they are called space saver clamps. They have never given me any problems and you don't have to worry about them being overtighten and cracking the plastic fittings or chaffing the hoses. A lot of people on this forum don't like them but if you get a special hose clamp removal tool you won't have too much trouble removing them.

 

I bought a pair of the cable operated spring clamp pliers at Sears, they work great. I believe, in theory, the spring clamps are superior to the worm clamps however after changing all of my hoses and thermostat it took me a couple of days of fiddling to get all the dribbles stopped. I had to eventually replace a couple of the spring clamps with worm clamps to get the leaks to quit.

In all fairness not all of the spring clamps were new. I thought that maybe after a few thermal cycles things would seal up but it didn't seem to be happening. Maybe if I had given it a little more time it would have worked, the leaks were very minor. You've got to admit, there are an awful lot of clamps on that system. It's actually almost ridiculous.

 

replaced most of them bastards with traditional screw and/or finger friendly ones, not a hitch yet... and dont expect or plan on any in the future.

 

Leave them clamps be, they have held for 10 years right?
They are actually easy to get off and back on.

 

Can you please repost the images?

 

As mentioned before, the spring clamp pliers make them very easy to deal with. They lock open.

 

I’d never opened these before, but after a bit of trying out different methods, I got a strong, small flathead screwdriver and pried up the end. I couldn’t get the things back on, so I used some worm clamps.

 

Spring clamps are much faster to install, that's why manufacturers use them. Any spring will age and may lose tension. Worm clamps can be tightened much better, you can open and close them with a screwdriver. If a connection leaks, you can try to re-tighten them. That's why I always replace them with worm clamps.