Radiator Hose Clamps

[profdlp]

Anyone know the part number for the OEM radiator hose clamps?

Also, are the top and bottom hoses both the same diameter at each end? I have found lower hose clamps but nothing for the upper hose.

 

[uss2defiant]

I wonder whether it's the same for the 2.4L engine.
Nothing on the fiche part list for the 3.7L.

32002983 1 ED0 CLAMP, Hose, 32mm Black
52005580 1 ED0 CLAMP, Hose to Radiator

Email that avondalewholesalesparts place.

 

[profdlp]

I'm coming up dry at all my usual spots. A lot of places just want to sell you a generic hose clamp, which is what I have now. Any recommendations for a very sturdy and very tight aftermarket clamp? I have a generic clamp on there and noticed yesterday that the hose had backed off about an inch. I was another inch or less from catastrophic failure, which I could do without...

 

[uss2defiant]

I shot Josh, the parts guy at avondale an email about it.
I'll post his reply when I get it.

Can you get/measure the diameter of the radiator fittings where it mates with the hose?

 

[profdlp]

I shot Josh, the parts guy at avondale an email about it.
I'll post his reply when I get it.

Thanks!

Can you get/measure the diameter of the radiator fittings where it mates with the hose?

I'll try and get it tomorrow. I took a quick look earlier today and without measuring, it seems obvious that the lower hose is bigger.

I actually think I know what happened to the Mopar one. I had to take it back to the place where I had the radiator flushed a year and a half ago because I had something dripping underneath. I thought it was the front differential which I had had done at the same time. He told me it was coolant and that he fixed it. I bet he changed out the clamp on me. The Jeep was brand new to me at the time and for some dumb reason I was afraid to do any of this stuff myself. Having been hosed over a few times by slapdash work I have learned better.

 

[uss2defiant]

Upper hose 55037903AB $14.34

Lower lose 55037912AA $15.18

 

[LibertyTC]

oops never mind..I guess I should look at the link,,ah that was hoses not the oem clamps..
I wonder how much those clamps are ?
That ***** someone takes off the OEM clamp & replaces it with a ring clamp...and then does not give it back to ya or even tell ya about it= eek.

 

[profdlp]

Upper hose 55037903AB $14.34

Lower lose 55037912AA $15.18

Thanks!

I've got the upper hose on its way. Lower hose will be done by summer when I flush again.

The clamps are my hold up. I really don't want to reuse that chintzy clamp they stuck on there, particularly after it loosened itself up after only two weeks of driving. I re-tightened it again today but I plain don't trust it. :emotions34:

 

[uss2defiant]

kinda pricey.
If you can get the outer diameter of the rad necks then you can order a generic spring clamp on ebay

 

[profdlp]

Finally found the part number for the clamps thanks to this handy little guide:

http://www.csu13.com/Forum/Docs/Mopar%20Hoses%20and%20Clamps%202007.pdf

I ordered a pair from Avondale and will keep the "good" old one as a spare.

 

[uss2defiant]

oh. were the part numbers Josh gave me for the hoses and not the spring clamps?

 

[profdlp]

oh. were the part numbers Josh gave me for the hoses and not the spring clamps?

Yep. I actually recognized the upper hose part number because it is still legible on my old hose. I appreciate it, though, since I did order an upper hose and will be getting the lower one eventually. It was nice to have some assurance I was getting the right one, especially since the PCV valve I ordered turned out to be wrong.

 

[uss2defiant]

woops. sorry.
I guess Josh may have misread my email.
Can you post the part numbers once you've verified they work?

Mine are all worm gears too.
Thanks.

 

[ltd02]

Finally found the part number for the clamps thanks to this handy little guide

Great PDF! Saved in my automotive folder for future reference. I'm still using the original spring clamps on my 02.

 

[profdlp]

Now that I look at that pdf again it seems they have a different part number for each end of the hose. I'm just going to have to try them out and see, I guess.

Who knew that a daggone clamp could be so complicated? :happy175:

 

[twowings]

No doubt there's a special MOPAR tool recommended for each one, too! :gr_grin:

Thanks for the link! Planning on replacing hoses & clamps at next coolant change....

 

[profdlp]

woops. sorry.
I guess Josh may have misread my email.
Can you post the part numbers once you've verified they work?

Mine are all worm gears too.
Thanks.

Sure will. I think what happened is that the place where I had the flush done removed the upper hose to attach their pressure flusher, then when it leaked afterwards they slid a different clamp in there on me. I'm coming up on 60,000 miles and figure the hose itself is probably the main problem. I may even go ahead and do the lower one sooner than I had planned just to make a clean sweep of it. When I was out there in the 10F weather doing the water pump it collapsed on me and I'm not feeling too confident in it.

I would also like to do all the vacuum hoses, though I'm guessing that would run into a lot of money if I did them all in one shot. I'd also get to replay the fun game of matching part numbers for each of them. The 2007 year was actually when the transition from the KJ to KK began and I have already discovered that my PCV Valve is not what is listed in the manual. It is in the KK location and I'm assuming takes the KK part. I even plugged in 2008 as the model year at a couple parts websites and it shows what I have in the diagram. The 2007 was supposed to have the PCV at the engine oil fill body, but mine is way back on the engine by the drivers side.

Anyone need one of these?

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[ElCheapo]

If you can get to a place that sell heavy truck parts, they have spring loaded clamps that will do what you want.

 

[ltd02]

No doubt there's a special MOPAR tool recommended for each one, too! :gr_grin:

I'm sure they do have some pricy special tool. Since I have these clamps on all but one of my vehicles (Subaru uses a strange looking screw type clamp), I invested about 15 bucks in a pair of spring clamp pliers that swivels and has a slight bend. Reaches just about all of them with ease. The lower rad hose on the KJ was tricky until I repositioned it after a rad change. Now it's a breeze too. Might try one with the cable and remote "clamp" someday. :favorites13:

 

[profdlp]

Still waiting to replace the upper hose and get my new clamps on there. I have been sick for nearly a month now.

One question which has been nagging me since my water pump replacement ( http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/f196/water-pumps-n00bs-57502/ ):

I had trouble getting the coolant to flow after replacing the thermostat with a Mopar OEM and thought I had got a dud. Now I am not so sure. After I put the old thermostat back in I filled through the top radiator hose instead of just counting on the pump to get things moving. Since I had the misfortune to get a leaky radiator draincock I'm guessing that the coolant level in the engine was so low that I had the equivalent of a vapor lock going on. At the time I blamed the thermostat but now have my doubts.

Is it normal for the built in bleeder on the thermostat to rattle around on there? It looks like a drop in plug that functions sort of like a one-way valve. Is that right?

The reason I ask is that I might go ahead and do the lower hose and clamps while I'm at it and I will definitely do the thermostat at the same time. If I felt like my previous attempt was due to improper coolant refilling I would stick the new one I bought back on there. If the thermostat as I described it sounds fishy I will use another new one instead. I don't know if the dealer would give me a replacement at no charge six weeks later but if you think I'd be better off buying another new one (if it came to that) it would be cheaper than having to redo the whole works yet again.