Hmm. When I re-did Dixie's pipes I put a couple or three rivets into each insert after the heat and beat treatment. I really don't see how there could be any stress risers created in the holes since the rivets are a compressive force on the flat plastic. I guess time will tell. On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:23 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 03:53 PM 2/24/2011, HotelWestfalia wrote: > >> So, it is time for all of you to get them done. And don't just >> inspect and leave it if it's not broken. Drill a small hole on the >> side and put a screw in and slide the hose over it, then put the >> clamp behind the srew. Done. We have enough other troublesome >> items to worry about. Don't need this to give a surprise if we can help >> it. >> > > They're not unbiased of course, but Go Westy says they used to do it > that way until they observed stress cracking at the hole in the > plastic, which is why they developed their little kit of external > mechanical stops to go in the hose outboard of the pipe end. > > Yours, > David >
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