Fittings for PS to Bomb hose - what size, nomenclature?
Ben Swann
benswann at verizon.net
Thu Aug 12 14:30:30 PDT 2010
I'm now past reaching my wits end. I have replaced and repaired the hydraulic hose that
goes from the power steering rack to the hydr. Pressure accum. (Bomb) countless times.
After replacing the hose that failed at the same fitting - swaged fitting that starts
weeping then spewing fluid, I had a local shop attempt to refit the ends of the original
hose. He swaged the original fittings I had removed into a new section of hose. That
hose just blew the fitting out.
So, I figure the best thing to do would be to source new fittings and get a new hose
made up. The guy who did the recent failed hose is a PARKER distributor - Colliflower.
Nothing bad about what he did, since these fittings just are not made to reuse.
He did the typical laugh about not carrying metric fittings, but did suggest I might be
able to find some online and he could make a new hose properly.
So, I need to know what are fittings that were used to make the original hose 857 422
893 - that is #17 on ETKA diagram for 83 - 87 quattro.
They are a type of compression fittings and probably 14mm, but I'm trying to
verify/confirm and hope someone knows off hand.
Ben
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