A type of removable band ear I've never seen

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A type of removable band ear I've never seen

Post by Dave Young » Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:18 pm

I pulled these bands out of a buddies car while doing a clutch repair. I've never seen these and don't really like the way they seem to fit. Reluctant to re-use them... thoughts?
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Re: A type of removable band ear I've never seen

Post by speedytinc » Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:40 pm

They are a neat modification on non demount-able OEM bands.
Rather ingenious. in fact they are easier to re-install than the oem slotted type.
The ear gets placed on the T post @ an angle & gets rotated into position.

You may need to do some bending to the end for the ear to snap in over the post in tension,
just as is done on later demount-able band ear tabs onto the band.
The ear should not wiggle when installed.


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Re: A type of removable band ear I've never seen

Post by big2bird » Wed Nov 19, 2025 9:08 pm

plonkarchivist wrote:
Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:41 pm
You might have to bend the end slightly for the ear to snap over the post under tension, similar to what is done with later demountable band ear tabs onto the band.
That's your first post here? :shock:


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Re: A type of removable band ear I've never seen

Post by T4Tom » Wed Nov 19, 2025 9:53 pm

Careful! Those two posts are spam or some kind of scam. Note the inclusion of websites and email.

I hope admin hops on this.


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Re: A type of removable band ear I've never seen

Post by Shannon_in_Texas » Wed Nov 19, 2025 10:27 pm

I sent a PM to AdminJeff about them a while ago.


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Re: A type of removable band ear I've never seen

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Thu Nov 20, 2025 6:48 am

Those bands are good wall hangers and conversation pieces. Use the real thing.


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Re: A type of removable band ear I've never seen

Post by speedytinc » Thu Nov 20, 2025 8:22 am

T4Tom wrote:
Wed Nov 19, 2025 9:53 pm
Careful! Those two posts are spam or some kind of scam. Note the inclusion of websites and email.

I hope admin hops on this.
It's a word for word copy of my old post.

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