My buddy with a 2001, 7.3, F350, went to our local Ford parts dept. ordered the lower rad hose. When it arrived the clamps for the hose weren't there. They tried to sell him a couple of worm gear clamps. They said that they do not com with the clamps already attached. I found this to be false. Has anyone ever heard of this (worm clamps on the rad hoses)?

 

Mine had the new clamps on them when I bought them -Worm gear clamp should be fine though

 

Anybody else? When did they delete if they did? I go to Ford for OEM and am told to put a (made in China) work gear clamp, does will only hold 8 to 10NM, max. As the hose gets compressed it looses some of it elasticity, So over time the the toque will be lost. By using the self compression clamp. You will always have a clamping load. Am I wrong in thinking this way?

 

You are correct, but I have been using Breeze hose clamps with great results. We have not had a single problem since we started using them about 1 1/2 year ago.

http://www.breezehoseclamps.com/breeze/mini/ I think these are the ones we have been using. May be the hi torque for the larger sizes.

We use 10-20 clamps a week with no problems. A lot better than I can say about the china clamps, they tend to start leaking after 2-4 months.

 

you can get Motercraft hoses at rock auto with the clamps you want for a lot less.

 

I have a part number KM4542. Is this correct? For the lower rad hose?

 

the km4542 is what I used on truck in my signature.

 

My lower radiator hose did not come with clamps nor did i ever hear of this problem till now haha... I used off the shelf clamps from the auto parts store and have had no issues....

 

I'm sure what your post said was important, but I can't stop staring at your avatar.

 

I find it hypnotizing.

 

Sorry, what were we talking about.......

 

It's for a dual alternator.

Thanks for noticing my avatar.

 

At our local dealership, Bolton Ford, they always come with the spring clamps! Even the little hoses.

 

Bolton Ford... You must be near Lake Charles. I grew up in DeRidder. Nice to see someone from home....

I replace all my clamps with worm drive and I buy Gates hoses from Napa. Cheaper all around and work great.

 

Not sure if I need to start a new thread, but my buddys truck (same truck f350) may have a steering issue. We just finished flushing the power steering Fluid (Mobil 1 ATF syth.). We did this because of the issue I am describing here.

Sometimes, not all the time. On a left or right turn the steering seem to lock up or have heavy resistance and sometimes with a clunk. We cannot reproduce it when we want it to. Just comes and goes. The power steering pump has been making a squeaking sound for the past year (it came and went) but now it squeaks all the time (not very loud). Is there a simple way to see if its the pump or the steering box itself?

Any suggestions would help diagnose the problem. We are at a loss here.

Could it be that air somehow is getting into the system? Just a thought.