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Subject: Re: ISPWest Air Bellow > On 15 Jul 2001, at 8:23, Dave Campen wrote: > > > From: Russ Wolfe <russella@prairieinet.net> > > > > Early bellows clamps were 2 piece with machine screws and a nut > > > that held the 2 pieces together and tightened the clamp. The > > > later ones were more like a giant spiral hose clamp and were 1 > > > piece. Much easier to work with. > > > This surprises me, Russ. My '71 & '72 cars have all had the two part > > clamps, and the '70 has the Jubilee clips (hose clamps). Actually I > > reckon the '68 had the two-part one as well, but that had been messed > > about a lot so may not have been original. > > The 72 that I'm working on right now has the 2 piece bands, too, > and I'm sure that they are original. I remember the worm gear style, > but I had never thought about one being early and the other late. > Russ, is it possible that you have the order backwards? > It may be a case where VW had 2 different suppliers. My '71 has the spiral type (I know it is orginal) and the '69 parts car had the 2 piece type. I am not sure when they changed, I was just answering Dave's question as to the difference. BTW, the spiral type are a LOT easier to work with. (IMHO). Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org