pump to rack hose (Type 44)

[Alan Pritchard]

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I went to a hydraulics place for mine, they removed the flexible sections
(type 89q) and replaced them for <£30
-----Original Message-----
From: DAK [mailto:dak at rochester.rr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 3:59 PM
To: Wallace White
Cc: james accordino; audi list
Subject: Re: pump to rack hose (Type 44)

For $90, I may have gone OEM also. Didi had $141 for the OEM, $115 for
after market. So, I went the other way... keeping my fingers crossed.
don't jinx it! :-)

David

Wallace White wrote:

> FWIW, I too had this hose rebuilt, reusing the ends and the restrictor.
> It wound up costing $60, it did make some noise, and it split apart at
> one of the junctions a few months later.
>
> A quiet, new OEM hose was ~$90 from Carlsen.
>
> I know many have had great success with rebuilt hoses, but it does
> depend on the quality of the work done.
>
> - Wallace
>   '87 5kcstq 191k
>
>
> DAK wrote:
>
>> James,
>> The noise on the hose is just not there! The guy (Dick) was able to
>> retain the resonator. I think it is at least as quiet as before. The
>> original ends were used. New crimps and rubber were used. The new hose
>> is rated to 4800 PSI. (Much higher than the 2000 PSI working pressure of
>> the system). I can e-mail you pictures. If you have a speedy connection,
>> they won't be a problem.
>
>
>