[s-cars] Re; Hose to Rack Leaking

[Tom Green]

Greg,

This same hose on a V8 is what started all this Spokane HOH repair  
business.  But,
there have been some recent complaints of jerky and noisy steering  
with a rebuilt
hose.  I have not used one.  The rack hose is about 1/2 the price of  
the brake j-hose
so it's not as big a deal.  The rebuilt brake j-hose is a no-brainer,  
and HOH has this
rebuild down pat.

I don't have any recent prices, but the j-hose was $460 last year,  
the rack hose about
$240, and Spokane repairs about $60.  It pays to shop around for the  
new stuff as the
prices vary widely.  YMMV.

Tom

> Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:58:24 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Gregory Wolters <gjwarch at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [s-cars] Hose to Rack Leaking
> To: S-CAR-List at audifans.com
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> Hi All,
>
> The hose from the pump to the steering rack is leaking
> and squirting hydraulic fluid around the T-stat area.
>
> Is this hose a candidate for spokanehose.com?  How
> much is a new one?
>
> I noticed a different hose (from bomb to pump) talked
> about in the posts discussing Spokane Hose.  Perhaps I
> should have both hoses done.
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> Greg
> 94 S4