Friends, Is there any specific tool for these Italian air cleaner bands? I have been using a variety of screwdrivers etc. over the years, but hoping there was some arcane tool I dont have. Like my petcock tool, radiator fan blade comb, etc. Rob Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
No, I don’t use anything fancy or exotic...just a walnut pick, available at any supermarket: Image Unavailable, Please Login Alan N.J.
The closest thing I have ever seen to a factory tool for Copiglia clamps was in an old Alfa manual. The best way I can describe it is as a nut driver with a double D opening instead of a hex. The shape slides over the end of the pin eye. I made one from a suitable size nut driver, I torched it red hot and squeezed it in a vise to get the double D shape. It really only works well if you have perpendicular access to the clamp, otherwise a pick, rod or pocket screwdriver through the pin eye is still the only way I have seen.
Looking at an old instruction pamphlet for a new Copiglia clamp, it says "Using the supplied pin, turn the Cotter pin..." Image Unavailable, Please Login
All, Thats amazing, on the GT4 the bellows is so short and has to be stretched tight, is is not easy to do. I only use one thickness of strap, glad to see the instructions never seen that before! The clamp I have the pin is much narrower and have always used stubby screwdrivers, just hoping there was a tool out there! HA Rob
I use an allen wrench that just fits inside the eye of the cotter pin. You can use the long end for high torque or the small end in tight places. Brian Brown San Francisco Motorsports
Brian, Thanks! Great idea! Now that we know you have secrets knowledge, any tips for stretching that long bellows from the air intake to the oil radiator on the GT4! Rob
After thinking about it I remembered a tool I picked up for valve adjustments. https://shop.snapon.com/product/Carburetor-Adjustment-Tools/Double-D-Carburetor-Adjusting-Socket/S6139 It has the same Double D shape and is a 1/4 drive socket, fits the clamps and valve adjuster.
Friends, I was going to start a new thread but found I already had one here. My rubber bellows clamp straps have seen better days and so I ordered some from Superformance but they arrived very small. I did some research and I think some of the older Ferraris have the 5 mm band strap clamps, and on all these older cars they were silver cad. On the 308 they were the 9 mm straps and were gold cad. I will attach a photo of a 1974 Swedish road test, with some quick measurements I took. I was going to post an instruction sheet but found out that I actually got it from this post! Hope you are all well. I sent this information to Superformance because I've yet to find anyone that has the correct straps and clamps in the correct color. Does anyone know offhand what the maximum size photo you can post? I couldn't find that easily in the FAQ's, and had to downsize the German article 10 times and chop half of it off! Rob Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
