[s-cars] Hydraulic fluid hose leak

[Tom Green]

Chuck,

I think you are correct, other than that looks like three view of the  
same
end of the steering hose.  That success story with Spokane HOH has been
repeated many times, mostly with the brake hose which is about $450  
at the
dealer.  The steering hose should about half that, so the HOH  
solution is still
a savings, just not as much in the unbelievable range.

You will need to be resourceful, ambidextrous, and double-jointed to  
get the
end off the rack, but it can be done.  The dealer can supply the o- 
rings for the
banjo fittings on each end, so you won't need to worry about the sizes.

Tom


Charles Rose sent:
> Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:56:20 -0400
> From: "Charles Rose" <everett2487 at adelphia.net>
> Subject: [s-cars] Hydraulic fluid hose leak
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Message-ID: <000001c69646$b2807d00$6800a8c0 at Charles>
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>
> Hey guys,
>
> I noticed a leak the other day coming from the bottom of my car and I
> thought it was oil but after closer inspection and the fact that  
> only my
> hydraulic fluid level is low I am assuming its hydraulic fluid.  I  
> found the
> leak coming from a hose connection right under the intake hose  
> connection to
> the intake manifold.  I believe this is the hose that connects the  
> hydraulic
> pump and the power steering rack, the leak is on the pump side of  
> the hose
> where it connects to the metal fitting.  I have taken a few  
> pictures so it
> can be verified that this is in fact correct.
>
> http://i4.tinypic.com/15cj0ae.jpg
>
> http://i4.tinypic.com/15cj23a.jpg
>
> http://i4.tinypic.com/15cj2bt.jpg
>
> In the first picture the arrow labeled number 1 points to the hose
> connection to the metal fitting that is leaking. Arrow 2 points to  
> where the
> hose connects to a metal fitting on the other end and arrow 3  
> points to
> where that metal fitting connects (which I believe is the power  
> steering
> rack).  Pictures 2 and 3 give close ups to where the leak is.  I  
> checked
> through the knowledge base and came across an article in the v8  
> section that
> seems to be very similar to my situation -
> http://www.audifans.com/twiki/bin/view/Audi/HydraulicHoses
>
> In that article the person got his hose rebuilt for what seems to  
> be a very
> reasonable price compared to buying a replacement from the dealer  
> $250+ in
> his case.  What I need to know is if my situation is in fact  
> similar to this
> one, which means that an audi replacement hose is a last resort and  
> having
> my hose rebuilt by the same company he suggested is ideal.
>
> Also what is involved with removing/installing one of these hoses  
> are there
> special tools/connectors/seals or anything else needed? It seems to  
> me that
> a hydraulic hose carrying a lot of pressure must have a pretty secure
> connection to keep from leaking.  However I really do not have any
> experience or knowledge when it comes to hydraulic hoses/ 
> connections so ANY
> information on this subject is appreciated and the sooner the  
> better since I
> don't really want to risk this leak getting worse and probably  
> won't be
> driving much or at all this I remedy this problem.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chuck
>
> 1993 S4
>
>
>
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