Corbin Clamp Pliers

When working on these vintage cars and vintage engines, it only makes sense to use the appropriate fasteners and hose clamps that were actually used on these cars. In this case 57 De Soto uses a corbin style single wire clamp. The corbin clamp is actually, you know some consider to be a better clamp than currently used in most cars which is the screw type, because as the hose gets older and shrinks the hose clamp itself cam be become lose. Whereas the corbin style clamp is a spring style clamp so as the hose shrinks and gets worn the clamp actually continues to tighten itself and create a good seal. There can be a little trick to getting a corbin style clamp on. The first big trick is to use the right style clamp pliers. In this case I have a couple of them, actually I have a tool box drawer full of them, always looking for a better mouse trap. It's a simple enough deal. This one here looks like a regular plier. It has a couple of groves cut into it, and that depending on what direction you want to put your clamp in that. Once you put the hose, the corbin style clamp into it, you squeeze it together, and it's got a little locking ring back here, That actually holds this squeezed together. Now I can fit that into a hose, and then squeeze and release it. And I've applied my hose clamp. It's a great tool It works great if you have the right tool. If you're just going to go at it and try with the pliers or vice grips nine times out of 10 you'll end up shooting these things across the garage. You can also injure yourself. Get the right tool and it makes the job a lot easier.