[s-cars] High Pressure Hose Weeping

[Kirby Smith]

Igor:

I think I missed an important feature of your post when it was first
sent.  Your new hose's ends are swivel type?  It was not necessary for
the hose builder to construct a hose that precisely orients the two end
fittings?  Nice.

kirby


Igor Kessel wrote:
> 
> Mark E. Pollan wrote:
> > Finally discovered what I believe to be the culprit causing my brake light
> > to remain on for about 15 - 20 seconds after startup.  The foam around my
> > high pressure hose is damp from hydraulic fluid.  Anybody have an old high
> > pressure hose laying around I could use for a rebuild to minimize downtime
> > on my ride?  And as far as rebuilds are concerned, I would prefer not to
> > experiment with vendors but rather ship it to somebody who has experience
> > with said rebuild.  So, for those that have had it rebuilt, can you provide
> > me with the shop name, etc.
> 
> Mark,
> below is an excerpt from my post to the list of two mos ago. So far I am
> very happy and would highly recommend my approach. It sure beats $418
> for the new OEM piece of crap hose from Audi.
>  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> 
> http://www.spokanehose.com
> 
> I contacted Jay over at Spokane with a few specific questions. Namely:
> my top hydraulic hose had to a) withstand over 3,000psi (4,800
> preferred) of continuous pressure and b)could they braze the swivel
> fittings to the original ends so that the hose may be adjusted on the
> car and then tightened.
> Jay promptly returned my e-mail, confirmed my requirements and gave me a
> very reasonable price quote.
> 
> I Express mailed the hose to Spokane on Friday. On Saturday(!) I
> received a call on my cellphone from Jay. He advised that they had
> already rebuilt the hose per my requirements, with the exception of the
> pressure: they used a 5,000psi(!) hydraulic hose. He also mentioned that
> the price quote that they originally gave me sight-unseen was
> inaccurate, and in actuality the job cost them less than they
> anticipated so they would be charging me less than quoted! Wow!
> In fact they charged me slightly more than 1/2 of the price that they
> had quoted originally!
> 
> I received the hose on Tuesday and installed it the same night. The hose
> looked like a true work of art. The swivel ends were brazed to the OEM
> Audi ends, and they even incorporated the restricter back into the hose.
> Great job, Jay! Thank you so much! From this point forward you will be
> getting all of my hydraulic hoses. I really see no reason why I should
> be paying much more for the inferior, unreliable, crimped only,
> overpriced junk that Audi sells as the OEM hydraulic hoses.
> 
> I would also like to thank Roland and Mike Arman for their posts in the
> archives that steered me in the right direction.
> 
> For the ends I used the "9263K236 Metric Viton O-Ring 2.5 mm Width, 12
> mm ID $ 6.18 per Pack This item is only sold in Packs of 10" from
> McMaster. So far, so good. No leaks.
> 
> I can hear some fast tapping noise from the hose due to the fact that I
> removed the thick rubber noise suppression tube from it prior to sending
> it out to Seattle. I wonder if foamy heat insulation tube of a suitable
> DIA that Home Depot sells for the a copper pipes would quiet it down.
> But even if it doesn't work, I can easily live with this sound. It is
> not intrusive.
> 
> --
> Igor Kessel
> two turbo quattros in the stable,
> the third one is in the works
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