pump to rack hose curiosity

[Bernie Benz]

> From: CL Wong <montesawong at yahoo.com>
> 
> With the new OEM hose, steering effort is noticeably
> lighter and smoother and the brake light now turns off
> immediately on cold starts.
> 
> Could these differences be attributed to that small
> diameter hose inside the OEM hose that my rebuilder
> didn't know how to handle?
No.  The brake system is totally independant of the PS system, it just uses
the same fluid.  The internals of the OEM PS hose comprise a very "sneeky",
neatly designed acoustic filter to damp pump pressure pulsations.  You
should notice a quieter PS system when max PS is called for.  Apparently,
your rebuilder was not the best with pressure hoses, let alone acoustic
filters.

Bernie