Clutch Tube Repair, alternative to welding Options

[Andyrew]

I was giving him time to drill the holes, Turn on the welder, adjust the settings, make the plugs and MAYBE throw some primer on it...

hehe

[muddboy]

Did that years ago... probably 10 or so... it worked for about a month untill it pulled out the wire... Was still on the cheap side then so I used U bolts to bolt it to the floor instead. Now I have 4 little studs with nuts that you can see under the car (floorpan). that and a reinforcement on the firewall and has worked for 9+ years... I ain't proud, but it drives.

[rgalla9146]

I've used the hose clamp method with very good, long lasting results.
As I recall two clamps were used inside the car on the side of the tunnel.
The hard part is creating parallel slots that the open hose clamp can be fed through. It's obviously better to put them close to one of the three openings.
One advantage of using a hose clamp over a U bolt is that a U bolt can crush the clutch tube. Another advantage is that there is no ugly hardware to rust outside the floorpan.
The slots can be created by drilling three 1/8" ( or smaller ) holes in a row and then connecting them by filing.
Use the smallest, widest clamp available and put the parallel slots just at the width of the tube.
To ensure firm grip to the tube slide a 1" length of split hose over the tube inside the clamp, then tighten.
As they say in Ohio.....Walla!