X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from is1.mum.edu ([69.18.50.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2382465 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:16:08 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.18.50.66; envelope-from=rob@mum.edu Received: from personnel10 ([10.10.0.196]) by is1.mum.edu (8.13.3+Sun/8.13.3) with SMTP id l9C2FTEd019430 for ; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:15:29 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <025d01c80c76$917be7f0$c4000a0a@personnel10> Reply-To: "Rob" From: "Rob" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Hose clamp myth busters Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:21:15 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 Thanks Ernest. That makes sense. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Christley" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:02 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Hose clamp myth busters > Rob wrote: >> Can anyone answer my previous quesrtion? >> Robert ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Rob To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Wednesday, October 10, >> 2007 8:49 PM >> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Hose clamp myth busters >> >> >> Al, >> Can you tell me how to properly tighten or what the torque should be on >> a good quality hose clamp or a constant torque clamp? This is a question >> I have never been able to find the answer. Thanks for your help. >> Robert >> >> > No. The problem is that you're using a metal strap to squeeze some > rubber. The torque is going to be more dependant on the temperature than > anything else. You torque it until the clamp visibly squeezes the hose. > This make sure the clamp doesn't slip on the hose, and the combination > won't be able to slip over the bead on the nipple. > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html