Fw: pump to rack hose removal

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Well, I've removed both rack hoses. Why mess around with doing just one?
The other looks so simple (cheap?), so I thought I should just take that
off at the same time. I got the resevoir off the mount (keeping hoses
attached), then removed the mount. By moving a brake line towards the
front of the car an inch or two, I could get my hand down there pretty
comfortably. I was able to use a full length 19mm combo wrench (S&K)  to
get the supply hose cracked. I was kneeling on the intake manifold with
one knee to get enough leverage on that sucker. I did the old "double
the wrenches" trick to extend the length. Anyone else ever do this? You
put the closed end on the bolt, use another combo wrench and put the
closed end on one hook of the open end of the first wrench. Worked great!
I was able to squeeze a 19mm socket/rachet on the return hose bolt. That
was tough to crack! I had a 19mm wrench slipped over the end of the
rachet handle to extend that. Are these things so tough to crack because
they have been on so long? I imagine that is much worse than the
tightening torque, right?
Tomorrow, I'll make calls and see if I can bring the hoses someplace for
the rebuild. If that doesn't work out, I have Didi checking aftermarket
prices on the pump-rack hose... Rod admitted that was the better way to
go. He had the OE hose for $158. Didi had the OE hose for $141.

More to come....

David

motogo1 wrote:

>Sorry Bernie. Meant to send to the list...
>
>Gary
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "motogo1" <motogo1 at cox.net>
>To: "Bernie Benz" <b.m.benz at prodigy.net>
>Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 4:23 PM
>Subject: Re: pump to rack hose removal
>
>
>>And to add to whatever it was Bernie said, at a little over 100 bucks for
>>the OEM hose (shop around) and the pain in the butt it is to r&r , I don't
>>know that I would risk anything (and I didn't) other than OEM.
>>
>>Gary Martin
>>CT-USA
>>94 UrS4
>>91 200 TQA
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Bernie Benz" <b.m.benz at prodigy.net>
>>To: "Phil Rose" <pjrose at frontiernet.net>
>>Cc: "200q20V mailing list" <200q20v at audifans.com>
>>Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 11:00 AM
>>Subject: Re: pump to rack hose removal
>>
>>
>>>Phil,
>>>
>>>The "restrictor" is not a simple piece that can be spliced in.  It is a
>>>tuned hydraulic resonant circuit, comprised of a small diameter plastic
>>>fluid exit tube on the pump discharge fitting which extends thru the
>>>restrictor and 3/4 of the length of the hose.  The annular area between
>>>
>>the
>>
>>>two hoses is captured air, the compressable fluid in the Helmhertz
>>>resonator.
>>>
>>>Bernie
>>>
>>>>From: Phil Rose <pjrose at frontiernet.net>
>>>>Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 12:20:24 +0100
>>>>To: DAK <dak at rochester.rr.com>
>>>>Cc: 200q20v at audifans.com
>>>>Subject: Re: pump to rack hose removal
>>>>
>>>>At 3:54 PM +0100 9/23/02, DAK wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>PS. I'll post my experiences getting the hose made. Was there some
>>>>>damper or restrictor that I need to retain?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Yes, you need to retain the restrictor or else there will be some
>>>>
>extra
>
>>>>noise from the pump operation. Alignment of the fittings is critical.
>>>>
>Of
>
>>>>course fittings must not leak. Three good reasons for thinking twice
>>>>
>>about
>>
>>>>going the rebuilding route. Of course an added benefit of the oem hose
>>>>
>>is
>>
>>>>(or can be, with advance planning) that it can be installed as soon as
>>>>
>>the
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>>>>old hose is removed.
>>>>
>>>>IIRC, I didn't drain the hydr. reservoir, but I believe I  clamped off
>>>>
>>the
>>
>>>>lower hose and disconnected it below the clamp. I tried to follow
>>>>
>>Kneale's
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>>>>recommended procedure (accessing through the passenger wheel well),
>>>>
>but
>
>>>>couldn't find the magic angle. That certainly could eliminate a lot of
>>>>
>>the
>>
>>>>"pain" in this job--compared to reaching the b-bolt from above.
>>>>
>>>>Phil
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Phil Rose
>>>>'91 200q lago blue    Rochester, NY USA
>>>>'91 200q tornado red    mailto:pjrose at frontiernet.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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