Refrigerator Clamp

honda02 · Post by **honda02** » June 22nd, 2009, 5:09 pm

Refrigerator Clamp I seen another member use some kind of refrigerator clamp for his rear pipe mount just before where the silencer mount up to the frame.
I trying to find who and where he found the clamp.
The reason why just 2 hours on my new CR500 build the rear mounting point on my new P/C S/H pipe broke in half just above the welds there is about .030 of a inch between the mount and the pipe now I don’t what to remove the plating on the pipe to get it welded back up.
Plus getting in where the pipe mounts up to weld the pipe is a very tight area to tack weld it in place so it will have the correct placement I thinks a bolt on type clamp mite work better there I can adjust it as needed.

ridin4fun · Post by **ridin4fun** » June 22nd, 2009, 7:09 pm

Bob called it a band clamp and the builder (don't remember who) bought it at Grainger. I'm considering the same thing.

honda02 · Post by **honda02** » June 22nd, 2009, 7:46 pm

I start looking for one

Thanks

robertg · Post by **robertg** » June 22nd, 2009, 7:55 pm

I used a wide hose clamp, or it could be called a band clamp. This is my build.

http://www.bannedcr500riders.com/board/ ... c&start=60

sabreguy · Post by **sabreguy** » June 22nd, 2009, 8:03 pm

robertg wrote:

Here is the pic

honda02 · Post by **honda02** » June 22nd, 2009, 8:06 pm

Yea Thats it what I been looking for now I see how you made it work I order one by the weekend.

Thanks

sabreguy wrote:
robertg wrote:
Here is the pic

seanmx57 · Post by **seanmx57** » February 23rd, 2011, 4:36 pm

I hate it when people delete important pics

seanmx57 · Post by **seanmx57** » February 23rd, 2011, 4:58 pm

OK, grainger link changed. What's this thing called? I searched on band clamp and didn't see onything that looked right.

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · February 23rd, 2011, 5:33 pm

http://www.johsoncn.com/europe_type_clamps.htm
same as a turbo clamp, i stock that small one like robert used, bolt clamp, or t-bolt clamp

2strokeforever · Post by **2strokeforever** » February 23rd, 2011, 5:35 pm

i got the same thing on my fmf gnarly... so far it works good
mine cost $17

iggys-amsoil · Post by **iggys-amsoil** » February 23rd, 2011, 6:07 pm

Roostius_Maximus wrote:http://www.johsoncn.com/europe_type_clamps.htm
same as a turbo clamp, i stock that small one like robert used, bolt clamp, or t-bolt clamp

Even comes in your choice of Bandwidth.

seanmx57 · Post by **seanmx57** » February 23rd, 2011, 6:13 pm

2strokeforever wrote:i got the same thing on my fmf gnarly... so far it works good
mine cost $17

can you post a pic? I'm doing a gen 4 crf250 like yours

2strokeforever · Post by **2strokeforever** » February 23rd, 2011, 6:25 pm

camera died, but if you really want i can take a video with the go pro

its easy, just grind the rear mount off and use the clamp as a mount
nmdesertrider gave me the idea, i used one like it except instead of a "T bolt" it was a nut and bolt, so i got a standard bolt that fit thru and used it
http://www.jmesales.com/item/133822/Ban ... lamps.aspx

you still use the rubber pipe mount thingy, and you will need to weld a mount somewhere ( if its not a sh or already done)

heres the thread that told me all i need to know... really the hardest part is grinding the old mount off
http://www.bannedcr500riders.com/board/ ... light=pipe

seanmx57 · Post by **seanmx57** » February 23rd, 2011, 7:28 pm

No rush on the pic. It would be nice at some point. My camera crapped out recently as well, didn't like that much but the new one is great.

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · February 24th, 2011, 7:01 am

the ones i have are labeled:
Mikalor
27-29
W2

seanmx57 · Post by **seanmx57** » February 24th, 2011, 9:43 am

I've seen the clamps at grainger, I just didn't know what I was looking at. I'd like to see how you guys made em work.............

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · February 24th, 2011, 11:58 am

put them on the pipe,
put the bolt thru from the hanger into the clamp.
ride

seanmx57 · Post by **seanmx57** » February 24th, 2011, 12:18 pm

OK, so the stock honda rubber mounted hanger is being sandwiched and the bolt will still tighten the clamp then? Or are we talking about custom hangers?

2strokeforever · Post by **2strokeforever** » February 24th, 2011, 5:42 pm

OK, so the stock honda rubber mounted hanger is being sandwiched and the bolt will still tighten the clamp then

yup, but if its a stock 250 f subframe your gonna need to weld a mount on, my sh has the mount for the hanger 2 and 5/8" (center to center) from the subframe mount and the center of the welded mount is 7/8" tall

just buy the clamp and look at it and everything will fall into place without even thinking about it

mxdogger · Post by **mxdogger** » February 25th, 2011, 7:10 pm

ok i kinda get it BUTT;

nmdesertrider · Post by **nmdesertrider** » February 26th, 2011, 8:48 pm

At one point it was rubbing on the subframe but when I got the right combination of parts and washers it floats the way it should.

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Refrigerator Clamp

Refrigerator Clamp