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Title: Poor quality parts....... not happy.
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on August 29, 2016, 04:45:35 PM
The ol girls Jeep developed an oil leak the other day, right up the front.

So, this afternoon, i pulled out the grille to check the clamps on the Trans Cooler it has, thinking, one had to be loose as clamps are prone to get.

4 clamps, had fallen to bits.  :o

Two were still in place, two were missing altogether with just the witness marks of where they had been. The hoses, were just sitting there.

So, a full set of new clamps and the oil leak is sorted.

BUT, I've never seen a set of clamps just fall to bits. Obviously crap quality clamps.... geez, that would never happen once. 
Title: Re: Poor quality parts....... not happy.
Post by: Green rv on August 29, 2016, 04:54:04 PM
Hi Jeepers
make sure you get full stainless hose clamps

 :cheers:
Adam
Title: Re: Poor quality parts....... not happy.
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on August 29, 2016, 05:03:30 PM
New ones are stainless, but so were the old ones.
Title: Re: Poor quality parts....... not happy.
Post by: b1 on August 29, 2016, 05:04:35 PM
what model/age ?
Title: Re: Poor quality parts....... not happy.
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on August 29, 2016, 05:08:55 PM
clamps were 4 years old.
Title: Re: Poor quality parts....... not happy.
Post by: Paddler Ed on August 29, 2016, 06:52:26 PM
My old Volvo V70 decided that the bottom hose was optional once the hose clamp had rusted out... bear in mind this was in the UK, the car was 7 years old and had somewhere in the region of 190,000 MILES on it... or 304,000km...

I suspect that JC's clips also suffered from being on a coastal car, as well as being a Jeep (Just Expect Every Problem)
Title: Re: Poor quality parts....... not happy.
Post by: speewa158 on August 29, 2016, 07:52:50 PM
Quote from: b1 on August 29, 2016, 05:04:35 PM
what model/age ?
That's not really something you should be asking                Really its open to    >:D
                                          :cheers:
Title: Re: Poor quality parts....... not happy.
Post by: edz on August 29, 2016, 10:56:53 PM
A good roll of trusty fence wire and make up a few QLD hitch clamps .. never fall apart again .May or may not be used to hold the rest of the Jeep together as needed  ;D
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Post by: speewa158 on August 30, 2016, 04:02:06 AM
When l read Poor Quality Parts l thought you refereed to the whole rig . Job lot  :cheers:
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Post by: Jeepers Creepers on August 30, 2016, 04:24:54 AM
Nah, not this week.  ;D

Just the clamps, but then again, its only Tuesday.
Title: Re: Poor quality parts....... not happy.
Post by: Bird on August 30, 2016, 09:20:57 AM
Quote from: Jeepers Creepers on August 29, 2016, 04:45:35 PM
The ol girls Jeep developed an oil leak the other day, right up the front.

So, this afternoon, i pulled out the grille to check the clamps on the Trans Cooler it has, thinking, one had to be loose as clamps are prone to get.

4 clamps, had fallen to bits.  :o

Two were still in place, two were missing altogether with just the witness marks of where they had been. The hoses, were just sitting there.

So, a full set of new clamps and the oil leak is sorted.

BUT, I've never seen a set of clamps just fall to bits. Obviously crap quality clamps.... geez, that would never happen once.
Jeep quality.