PS pressure hose

Zsolt zed123 at telusplanet.net
Thu Feb 28 06:55:19 EST 2002


Hi Konstantin,

I had a 5k years ago, that I had the hose replaced with a manufactured
one. They didn't put the restricter in at all, and of coures it did
groan. It didn't get any quiter either.

Zsolt

Konstantin Bogach wrote:

> My hose is a rebuilt one by Aeroequip.  They swear that the position of restrictor is
> same.  I thought it is hose problem. But another lister (sorry, I don't remember name
> and the post is in my work mail )  reported the same situation as mine but OEM hose:
> "new" rebuilt rack from Jorgen+new hose. It also groans.  Go figure.
> I chilled down about replacing the hose for OEM one.  Will live with it for a while.
> It was reported in the same post that the groan gets quieter with time (afte getting
> used to it :).
>
> Kosntantin Bogach.
>
>
>>From: james accordino <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
>>
>>Someone posted last week about a "new" steering pump
>>pressure hose that groaned like crazy.  I've got the
>>same one.  I got it at a pick-n-pull for $1. with the
>>2 fittings, and it was only 6 months old.  Still had
>>the paper p/n tag on it.  BUT... the outer rubber
>>jacket was already dry-rotting, and the "yellow cad.
>>plating on the ends was already somewhat pitted.  It
>>has a hairpin bend in it just before it enters the
>>rack.  My original was weeping so I replaced it the
>>day before yesterday and the groan is terrible.  Can
>>you say made in China?  Really, does anyone know of
>>these hoses?  I think I'll buy a new "real" one.
>>
>>Jim Accordino
>>
>
>





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