Yep, exactly. The clamps will most often have rust on their bottoms. If it wipes off, good. Use a soft brush and get the corresponding deposits off the bellows too. If the clamp's pitted (even lightly), replace and use that clamp for a less critical area or save as a spare. Again, if you clean the area well and use a corrosion inhibitor, you'll get indefinite use from the clamps. Another example: I just pulled eight 10" exhaust clamps while I was working close by. I know it's been a year. Still only a couple showed superficial corrosion; they were previously sprayed with inhibitor.
Having had a trip delayed for two days in '17 because of a coolant clamp letting go, no clamps go anywhere on Aslan unless they get a shot of corrosion inhibitor. It's no trouble once the routine is established.
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Re: PSS Shaft Seals for my 54ED
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Robert Clarkson
ASLAN, 1983 55C #343
Charleston, SC