Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 10:21:33 -0500
Reply-To: "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject: perfect clamps for CV lube helper
Replacement split-style CV boots come with the perfect clamps. They are a
simple stainless steel design, about 3.5mm wide, and are designed to be
installed without special tools. Once installed, they lie flat (well,
curved) against the boot. Can't explain exactly what they look like...go to
FLAPS and look. Perhaps a vendor could make a deal for a quantity of these
from the man-you-fact-chewer?
G. Matthew Bulley
Minister of Innovation and Efficiency
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
Cary, NC USA
www.bulley-hewlett.com
(888) 468-4880 toll free
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Rountree [SMTP:rountree@PLANETEER.COM]
Sent: Friday, February 19, 1999 10:48 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: CV lube helper
Does anyone know of another option for this "clip" .... it needs to be
smooth after closing, so as not to snag on weeds, ice etc. and it needs to
stand up to sand, salt, and all the other road chemistry washing up under
your vans on major highways... in other words.... SS rad clamps will not
do,
nor those metal bands used for packaging, because they are not smooth and
would be weighted to much to the fastener, causing a vibration?
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Bosch <arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, February 19, 1999 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: CV lube helper
>I like your idea, Rob. However, a word of caution, if I may. Nylon
>locking tie straps - also called tie wraps - vary in both thickness,
width,
>and application. That is to say, if you use a thin, white or clear tie
>wrap in the "harsh" undercarriage environment of a Vanagon, it could
>deteriorate rapidly, as it is ment for indoor applications. There is also
>the chance that a thinner tie wrap could cut the rubber boot. You would
>need to find a black tie wrap, as these are considered more suitable for
>outdoor applications. Too, Thomas & Betts, Burndy, and Panduit make a
>metal tie wrap that may be more suitable for the application. If memory
>serves, you can see them in a Newark Electronics catalog (I think the
>catalog's on line) or at a Home Depot type store.
>
>Alan Bosch
>Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)
>
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